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Census Tract 518.01, Sussex, DE

6,344 Population
29.2 square miles 217.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.1 ±3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Laurel: 33 ±3.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Sussex County: 51.9 ±0.2

Economics

$29,409 ±$5,133 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Laurel: $25,176 † ±$7,568
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Sussex County: $46,684 ±$1,039
$50,058 ±$14,118 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Laurel: $48,644 † ±$11,612
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Sussex County: $81,497 ±$1,512

17.6% ±10.6% (1,117  ±694) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Laurel: 34.6% † 1,437 (±14.1% / ±586)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Sussex County: 10.9% 27,441 (±0.9% / ±2,202)

31.1 minutes ±12.3 (80,580  ±22,529) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Laurel: 33.8 † 47,650 (±8 / ±15,667)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Sussex County: 27.3 2,555,395 (±0.6 / ±73,684)

Families

2,433 ±422 Number of households
  • Laurel: 1,609 † ±231
  • Sussex County: 106,441 ±1,143
2.6 ±0.6 (6,338  ±1,007) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Laurel: 2.6 † 4,133 (±0.4 / ±16)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Sussex County: 2.4 252,917 (±0 / ±61)

4.4% ±4.2% (75  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Laurel: 3.2% † 36 (±3.9% / ±45)
  • a little higher than the rate in Sussex County: 4.2% † 1,831 (±0.9% / ±387)

Housing

2,576 ±387 Number of housing units
  • Laurel: 1,710 † ±227
  • Sussex County: 151,799 ±115

$264,300 ±$41,298 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Laurel: $230,300 † ±$42,180
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Sussex County: $382,600 ±$6,986

11.1% ±7.4% (693  ±473.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Laurel: 20.9% † 866 (±13.8% / ±573.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Sussex County: 10.1% 25,508 (±0.8% / ±1,996.9)

Social

88.5% ±20.1% (3,648  ±586.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Laurel: 73.3% † 1,857 (±12.3% / ±389.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Sussex County: 90.2% 174,663 (±1.5% / ±2,936.6)
10.6% ±3.5% (437  ±158.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Laurel: 4.6% † 117 (±2.8% / ±71.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in Sussex County: 33% 63,898 (±0.9% / ±1,758)

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

11.2% ±7.1% (712  ±467) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Laurel: 18.1% † 750 (±8.8% / ±367)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Sussex County: 8.4% 21,392

9.9% ±4.9% (454  ±234) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Laurel: 6.2% † 182 (±4.2% / ±123)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Sussex County: 8.5% 17,767 (±0.5% / ±959)
454 Total veterans ±234 404 Male ±220 50 Female ±46

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