Dewey Beach, DE Demographic Data

Dewey Beach, DE Summary

Dewey Beach is located in Sussex County in Delaware
  • Population: 264
  • Area: 0.33 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 0.33 sq. miles
    • Water Area: NA
  • Population Density: 804.87 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 6.23 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Dewey Beach, DE Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
125
43%
50.8
Male
164
57%
49.2
Total Population
289
 
323,128,000

Dewey Beach, DE Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2
0.7% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
0
0.0% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8
2.8% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9
3.1% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2
0.7% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
32
11.1% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
16
5.5% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
48
16.6% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
25
8.7% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
25
8.7% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
75
26.0% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
38
13.1% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
9
3.1% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
275
95.2%
77.2
Female
121
44.0%
51.3
Male
154
56.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
270
93.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
132
45.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
122
42.2%
15.2
Female
61
50.0%
55.8
Male
61
50.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
61
0.0%
0.0

Dewey Beach, DE Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
289
100.0% 
96.8
White
288
99.7% 
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0% 
0.8
Asian
1
0.3% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
1
0.3% 
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
0
0.0% 
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
12
4.2% 
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
12
4.2% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
277
95.8% 
82.2

Dewey Beach, DE Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
22
8.2% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5
1.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
22
8.2% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
34
12.7% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
25
9.3% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
84
31.3% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
76
28.4% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
27
10.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
241
89.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
160
59.7%
31.2

Dewey Beach, DE Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
52
18.6%
33.7%
Now Married
142
50.9%
47.5
Divorced
40
14.3%
11.0%
Separated
2
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
43
15.4
5.8%

Dewey Beach, DE Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
273
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
14
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
13
4.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%

Dewey Beach, DE Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
18
10.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2
1.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
11
6.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
13
7.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
19
11.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
22
13.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
31
18.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
20
12.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11
6.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
18
10.9%
6.4
Median household income
67,292
 
57,617
Per capita income
50,157
 
31,128

Dewey Beach, DE Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
33
23.6%
9.8
Construction
6
4.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
17
12.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7
5.0%
6.6
Information
2
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
11
7.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
20
14.3%
11.4
Public administration
15
10.7%
4.6
Retail trade
16
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1
0.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1
0.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
9
6.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
66
47.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2
1.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
25
17.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
38
27.1%
18.1%

Dewey Beach, DE Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
139
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
98
70.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4
2.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
1.4%
5.1
Walked
21
15.1%
2.7
Other means
4
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
10
7.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.3
 
26.6

Dewey Beach, DE Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
14
8.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
83
50.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
56
33.9%
37.1
3 or more
12
7.3%
21.0

Dewey Beach, DE Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
165
10.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
148
89.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
17
10.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,413
89.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
59
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5

Dewey Beach, DE Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,578
1 room
53
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
39
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
173
11.0%
9.1
4 rooms
214
13.6%
16.5
5 rooms
386
24.5%
19.8
6 rooms
288
18.3%
17.8
7 rooms
208
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
101
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
116
7.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Dewey Beach, DE Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,578
 
 
1-unit, detached
533
33.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
303
19.2%
5.9
2-units
102
6.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
211
13.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
160
10.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
181
11.5%
4.4
20 or more units
77
4.9%
9.0
Mobile home
11
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Dewey Beach, DE Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
22
1.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
22
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
135
8.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
232
14.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
191
12.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
385
24.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
287
18.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
304
19.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Dewey Beach, DE Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5
3.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
40
24.2%
4.7
Electricity
113
68.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3
1.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
1
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
1
0.6%
1.1

Dewey Beach, DE Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
64
 
47295100.0
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
Less than $500
1
1.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
10.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
10
15.6%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
17.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
13
20.3%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
34.4%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
24
38.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
11
17.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1
1.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
3.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
24
38.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%

Dewey Beach, DE Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
12 
 
41,631,300 
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
4
33.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
8
66.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
5
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
725
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6
50.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3
25.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
16.7%
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
1
8.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%

Dewey Beach, DE Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
148
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2
1.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2
1.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
4.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
29
19.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
31
20.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
50
33.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
27
18.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
544,100
 
205,000