South Bethany

Population: 503
Median household income: $111,667
Median home value: $855,000

South Bethany, a community in Sussex County, Delaware, has 503 residents. The median household income of $111,667 is above the Sussex County median ($78,162).

From 2019 to 2023, South Bethany's population grew 18.1% from 426 to 503, while its median home value rose 16.5% from $734,100 to $855,000.

97.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 503
Median age: 69.2 yrs
Median household income: $111,667
Median home value: $855,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,276
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

426503

Median household income

$91,875$111,667

Median home value

$734,100$855,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	426	$91,875	$734,100
2020	558	$94,025	$522,200
2021	475	$99,063	$683,200
2022	490	$106,840	$774,300
2023	503	$111,667	$855,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.4%

18 to 240.2%

25 to 341.0%

35 to 442.4%

45 to 541.6%

55 to 6430.0%

65 to 7442.3%

75 and over22.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	2	0.4%
18 to 24	1	0.2%
25 to 34	5	1.0%
35 to 44	12	2.4%
45 to 54	8	1.6%
55 to 64	151	30.0%
65 to 74	213	42.3%
75 and over	111	22.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	418	83.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	74	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate7.0%

Some college or associate's17.0%

Bachelor's degree31.6%

Graduate or professional degree44.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	35	7.0%
Some college or associate's	85	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	158	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	222	44.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone56.2%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home40.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	77	56.2%
Carpooled	1	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	40.1%
Other means	1	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	15.9%
15 to 29 min	27	32.9%
30 to 44 min	20	24.4%
45 to 59 min	7	8.5%
60+ min	15	18.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.62
Poverty rate: 3.6% (18 of 503)

	Count	Share
Family households	236	76.1%
Nonfamily households	74	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	310	24.3%
Vacant	966	75.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	310	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached97.8%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,248	97.8%
1-unit, attached	15	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	13	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1067700
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.5163, -75.0581