Selbyville, DE Demographic Data

Selbyville, DE Summary

Selbyville is located in Sussex County in Delaware
  • Population: 2,960
  • Area: 3.40 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 3.39 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 871.87 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 32.81 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Selbyville, DE Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,289
57%
50.8
Male
979
43%
49.2
Total Population
2,268
 
323,128,000

Selbyville, DE Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
219
9.7% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
159
7.0% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
58
2.6% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
104
4.6% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
121
5.3% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
360
15.9% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
214
9.4% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
405
17.9% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
130
5.7% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
137
6.0% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
235
10.4% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
91
4.0% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
35
1.5% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,783
78.6%
77.2
Female
978
54.9%
51.3
Male
805
45.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,707
75.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
417
18.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
361
15.9%
15.2
Female
215
59.6%
55.8
Male
146
40.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0

Selbyville, DE Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,184
96.3% 
96.8
White
1,905
84.0% 
72.6
Black or African American
147
6.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
80
3.5% 
0.8
Asian
8
0.4% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
8
0.4% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
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
44
1.9% 
5.1
Two or More Races
84
3.7% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
666
29.4% 
17.8
Mexican
272
12.0% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
4
0.2% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
390
17.2% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,602
70.6% 
82.2

Selbyville, DE Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
144
9.0% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
207
12.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
476
29.6% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
260
16.2% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
248
15.4% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
170
10.6% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
102
6.3% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
351
21.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,256
78.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
272
16.9%
31.2

Selbyville, DE Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
553
30.2%
33.7%
Now Married
904
49.3%
47.5
Divorced
213
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
162
8.8
5.8%

Selbyville, DE Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,481
72.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
568
27.7%
21.6%
Spanish
547
26.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
13
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%

Selbyville, DE Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
48
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
61
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
63
7.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
139
16.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
150
17.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
98
11.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
110
13.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
82
9.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
62
7.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
23
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
45,132
 
57,617
Per capita income
26,200
 
31,128

Selbyville, DE Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
11
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
155
13.0%
9.8
Construction
180
15.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
173
14.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
72
6.0%
6.6
Information
38
3.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
210
17.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
42
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
94
7.9%
11.4
Public administration
45
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
78
6.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
55
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
42
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
169
14.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
330
27.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
180
15.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
231
19.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
285
23.8%
18.1%

Selbyville, DE Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,178
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
903
76.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
123
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
7
0.6%
5.1
Walked
91
7.7%
2.7
Other means
11
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
43
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.7
 
26.6

Selbyville, DE Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
46
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
246
29.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
339
40.6%
37.1
3 or more
205
24.5%
21.0

Selbyville, DE Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
836
84.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
552
66.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
284
34.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
152
15.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5

Selbyville, DE Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
988
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
59
6.0%
2.7
3 rooms
22
2.2%
9.1
4 rooms
77
7.8%
16.5
5 rooms
219
22.2%
19.8
6 rooms
137
13.9%
17.8
7 rooms
203
20.5%
12.0
8 rooms
123
12.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
148
15.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Selbyville, DE Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
988
 
 
1-unit, detached
838
84.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
41
4.1%
5.9
2-units
6
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
27
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
18
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
28
2.8%
4.4
20 or more units
16
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
14
1.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Selbyville, DE Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
131
13.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
73
7.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
144
14.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
33
3.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
104
10.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
150
15.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
67
6.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
261
26.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
25
2.5%
1.4%

Selbyville, DE Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
68
8.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
178
21.3%
4.7
Electricity
387
46.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
178
21.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
5
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
4
0.5%
0.1
Other fuel
11
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.6%
1.1

Selbyville, DE Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
336
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
6
1.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
30
8.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
11.3%
11.8%
$500 to $999
65
19.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
93
27.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
104
31.0%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
142
42.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
30
8.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
20
6.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
28
8.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
116
34.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Selbyville, DE Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
273 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
7
2.6%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
3.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
12
4.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
17
6.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
113
41.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
115
42.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
11
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,035
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
23
8.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
36
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
9.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
51
18.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
62
22.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
76
27.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%

Selbyville, DE Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
552
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
35
6.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
36
6.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
75
13.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
49
8.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
149
27.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
192
34.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
10
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
260,500
 
205,000