Lewes, DE Demographic Data
Lewes, DE Summary
Lewes is located in Sussex County in Delaware
- Population: 2,803
- Area: 4.73 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.92 sq. miles
- Population Density: 593.22 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.94 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lewes, DE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,569
53%
50.8
Male
1,386
47%
49.2
Total Population
2,955
323,128,000
Lewes, DE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4
0.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
119
4.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
55
1.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
26
0.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
56
1.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
130
4.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
96
3.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
208
7.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
319
10.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
372
12.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
943
31.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
427
14.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
200
6.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,767
93.6%
77.2
Female
1,544
55.8%
51.3
Male
1,223
44.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,710
91.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,778
60.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,570
53.1%
15.2
Female
857
54.6%
55.8
Male
713
45.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
66
0.0%
0.0
Lewes, DE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,927
99.1%
96.8
White
2,556
86.5%
72.6
Black or African American
278
9.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
17
0.6%
0.8
Asian
38
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
34
1.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
38
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
28
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
84
2.8%
17.8
Mexican
14
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
15
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
55
1.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,871
97.2%
82.2
Lewes, DE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
50
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
132
4.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
697
25.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
327
12.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
282
10.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
497
18.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
710
26.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
182
6.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,513
93.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,207
44.7%
31.2
Lewes, DE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
524
18.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,411
50.8%
47.5
Divorced
418
15.1%
11.0%
Separated
66
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
358
12.9
5.8%
Lewes, DE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,847
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
104
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
70
2.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
34
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lewes, DE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
92
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
65
4.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
96
5.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
175
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
239
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
283
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
175
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
250
15.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
93
5.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
164
10.0%
6.4
Median household income
66,583
57,617
Per capita income
49,222
31,128
Lewes, DE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
33
2.8%
9.8
Construction
45
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
268
23.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
143
12.3%
6.6
Information
17
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
73
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
35
3.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
284
24.5%
11.4
Public administration
47
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
200
17.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
14
1.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
11
0.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
598
51.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
38
3.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
410
35.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
102
8.8%
18.1%
Lewes, DE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,119
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
781
69.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
50
4.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
31
2.8%
5.1
Walked
72
6.4%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
185
16.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.3
26.6
Lewes, DE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
136
8.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
737
45.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
713
43.7%
37.1
3 or more
46
2.8%
21.0
Lewes, DE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,632
58.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,247
76.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
385
23.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,149
41.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
22
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Lewes, DE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,781
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
106
3.8%
2.7
3 rooms
191
6.9%
9.1
4 rooms
293
10.5%
16.5
5 rooms
518
18.6%
19.8
6 rooms
580
20.9%
17.8
7 rooms
256
9.2%
12.0
8 rooms
316
11.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
521
18.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lewes, DE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,781
1-unit, detached
1,870
67.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
223
8.0%
5.9
2-units
62
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
79
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
176
6.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
119
4.3%
4.4
20 or more units
77
2.8%
9.0
Mobile home
175
6.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lewes, DE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
358
12.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
120
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
206
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
114
4.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
193
6.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
524
18.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
607
21.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
562
20.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
28
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
69
2.5%
1.4%
Lewes, DE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
84
5.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
564
34.6%
4.7
Electricity
672
41.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
245
15.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
51
3.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
16
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lewes, DE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
742
47295100.0
Less than $500
16
2.2%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
57
7.7%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
76
10.2%
7.0%
$500 to $999
78
10.5%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
112
15.1%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
189
25.5%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
214
28.8%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
332
44.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
39
5.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
103
13.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
222
29.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lewes, DE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
385
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
4.9%
4.4%
Less than $500
55
14.3%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
64
16.6%
11.9%
$500 to $999
105
27.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
142
36.9%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,185
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
53
13.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
12
3.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
55
14.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
87
22.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
178
46.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lewes, DE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,247
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
16
1.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
30
2.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
17
1.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
66
5.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
81
6.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
479
38.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
496
39.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
62
5.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
475,000
205,000
