Bethany Beach, DE Demographic Data

Bethany Beach, DE Summary

Bethany Beach is located in Sussex County in Delaware
  • Population: 679
  • Area: 1.17 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 1.15 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 582.33 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 3.28 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Bethany Beach, DE Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
492
57%
50.8
Male
379
44%
49.2
Total Population
871
 
323,128,000

Bethany Beach, DE Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
5
0.6% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
19
2.2% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
24
2.8% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
15
1.7% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
21
2.4% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
24
2.8% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
9
1.0% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
46
5.3% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
93
10.7% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
119
13.7% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
304
34.9% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
135
15.5% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
57
6.5% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
812
93.2%
77.2
Female
448
55.2%
51.3
Male
364
44.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
808
92.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
563
64.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
496
56.9%
15.2
Female
250
50.4%
55.8
Male
246
49.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
67
0.0%
0.0

Bethany Beach, DE Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
869
99.8% 
96.8
White
845
97.0% 
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0% 
0.8
Asian
21
2.4% 
5.4
Asian Indian
6
0.7% 
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0% 
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
15
1.7% 
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
3
0.3% 
5.1
Two or More Races
2
0.2% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
19
2.2% 
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
19
2.2% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
852
97.8% 
82.2

Bethany Beach, DE Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
0
0.0% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7
0.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
133
16.9% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
93
11.8% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
96
12.2% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
277
35.2% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
181
23.0% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7
0.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
780
99.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
458
58.2%
31.2

Bethany Beach, DE Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
108
13.1%
33.7%
Now Married
565
68.7%
47.5
Divorced
40
4.9%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
110
13.4
5.8%

Bethany Beach, DE Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
825
95.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
41
4.7%
21.6%
Spanish
3
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
35
4.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
3
0.3%
1.1%

Bethany Beach, DE Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9
2.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3
0.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
23
5.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
23
5.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
74
16.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
107
23.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
81
17.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
47
10.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
27
6.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
58
12.8%
6.4
Median household income
73,088
 
57,617
Per capita income
49,875
 
31,128

Bethany Beach, 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
39
15.1%
9.8
Construction
7
2.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
39
15.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
19
7.4%
6.6
Information
14
5.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
8
3.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
42
16.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
45
17.4%
11.4
Public administration
14
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
25
9.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
0
0.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
151
58.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4
1.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
63
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
40
15.5%
18.1%

Bethany Beach, DE Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
258
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
188
72.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5
1.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
1.2%
5.1
Walked
27
10.5%
2.7
Other means
3
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
32
12.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.8
 
26.6

Bethany Beach, DE Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
10
2.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
189
41.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
207
45.8%
37.1
3 or more
46
10.2%
21.0

Bethany Beach, DE Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
452
16.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
431
95.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
21
4.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,364
83.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
84
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5

Bethany Beach, DE Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,816
1 room
10
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
33
1.2%
9.1
4 rooms
349
12.4%
16.5
5 rooms
543
19.3%
19.8
6 rooms
699
24.8%
17.8
7 rooms
451
16.0%
12.0
8 rooms
402
14.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
329
11.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Bethany Beach, DE Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,816
 
 
1-unit, detached
2,091
74.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
566
20.1%
5.9
2-units
35
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
67
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
23
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
19
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
3
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
12
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Bethany Beach, DE Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
36
1.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
14
0.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
93
3.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
261
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
323
11.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,010
35.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
622
22.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
422
15.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
24
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
11
0.4%
1.4%

Bethany Beach, DE Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
16
3.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
47
10.4%
4.7
Electricity
371
82.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
2.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
3
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.7%
1.1

Bethany Beach, DE Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
196
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
14
7.1%
7.0%
$500 to $999
19
9.7%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
19
9.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
40
20.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
50
25.5%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
54
27.6%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
61
31.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
40
20.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
32
16.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
51
26.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Bethany Beach, DE Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6 
 
41,631,300 
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
41.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
50.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
50.0%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
15
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3
100.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%

Bethany Beach, DE Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
431
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
20
4.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
10
2.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9
2.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
203
47.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
169
39.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
4.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
477,900
 
205,000