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Census Tract 505.03, Sussex, DE

6,322 Population
10.4 square miles 607.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.2 ±7.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgetown: 35.4 † ±6
  • about half the figure in Sussex County: 51.9 ±0.2

Economics

$19,313 ±$2,775 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgetown: $24,866 † ±$3,417
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Sussex County: $46,684 ±$1,039
$47,843 ±$9,046 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Georgetown: $49,719 † ±$6,091
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Sussex County: $81,497 ±$1,512

17.4% ±8.3% (1,044  ±525) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgetown: 16.8% † 1,227 (±7.4% / ±542)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Sussex County: 10.9% 27,441 (±0.9% / ±2,202)

32.8 minutes ±6.5 (78,290  ±22,523) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Georgetown: 28.7 † 81,950 (±3.6 / ±14,086)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Sussex County: 27.3 2,555,395 (±0.6 / ±73,684)

Families

1,770 ±250 Number of households
  • Georgetown: 2,529 † ±286
  • Sussex County: 106,441 ±1,143
3.5 ±0.2 (6,144  ±968) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Georgetown: 2.9 † 7,406 (±0.3 / ±34)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Sussex County: 2.4 252,917 (±0 / ±61)

15.6% ±18.6% (169  ±205) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgetown: 12.7% † 198 (±13% / ±205)
  • more than double the rate in Sussex County: 4.2% † 1,831 (±0.9% / ±387)

Housing

1,865 ±254 Number of housing units
  • Georgetown: 2,674 † ±303
  • Sussex County: 151,799 ±115

$194,600 ±$47,617 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgetown: $281,400 ±$10,616
  • about half the amount in Sussex County: $382,600 ±$6,986

1.3% ±0.8% (80  ±48.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgetown: 4% † 303 (±1.7% / ±124.8)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Sussex County: 10.1% 25,508 (±0.8% / ±1,996.9)

Social

59.2% ±12.3% (1,972  ±468.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgetown: 72% † 3,306 (±7.9% / ±479.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Sussex County: 90.2% 174,663 (±1.5% / ±2,936.6)
8.2% ±3.8% (273  ±130.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Georgetown: 16% † 733 (±4% / ±195.8)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Sussex County: 33% 63,898 (±0.9% / ±1,758)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

36.7% ±8% (2,321  ±619) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Georgetown: 28.1% † 2,150 (±7.2% / ±552)
  • more than double the rate in Sussex County: 8.4% 21,392

3.2% ±1.4% (128  ±59) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgetown: 5.3% † 281 (±1.9% / ±104)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Sussex County: 8.5% 17,767 (±0.5% / ±959)
128 Total veterans ±59 97 Male ±41 31 Female ±35

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