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Census Tract 518.02, Sussex, DE

4,045 Population
4.7 square miles 864.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±10.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Laurel: 33 ±3.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Sussex County: 51.9 ±0.2

Economics

$32,752 ±$8,082 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Laurel: $25,176 † ±$7,568
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Sussex County: $46,684 ±$1,039
$65,639 ±$6,390 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Laurel: $48,644 † ±$11,612
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Sussex County: $81,497 ±$1,512

19.6% ±11.4% (793  ±481) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Laurel: 34.6% † 1,437 (±14.1% / ±586)
  • nearly double the rate in Sussex County: 10.9% 27,441 (±0.9% / ±2,202)

28.5 minutes ±2.6 (41,860  ±10,153) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Laurel: 33.8 † 47,650 (±8 / ±15,667)
  • a little higher than the figure in Sussex County: 27.3 2,555,395 (±0.6 / ±73,684)

Families

1,743 ±302 Number of households
  • Laurel: 1,609 † ±231
  • Sussex County: 106,441 ±1,143
2.3 ±0.6 (4,032  ±688) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Laurel: 2.6 † 4,133 (±0.4 / ±16)
  • a little less than the figure in Sussex County: 2.4 252,917 (±0 / ±61)

8.1% ±7.9% (65  ±66) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Laurel: 3.2% † 36 (±3.9% / ±45)
  • nearly double the rate in Sussex County: 4.2% † 1,831 (±0.9% / ±387)

Housing

1,869 ±317 Number of housing units
  • Laurel: 1,710 † ±227
  • Sussex County: 151,799 ±115

$257,300 ±$35,773 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Laurel: $230,300 † ±$42,180
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Sussex County: $382,600 ±$6,986

13.3% ±9.3% (530  ±380.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Laurel: 20.9% † 866 (±13.8% / ±573.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Sussex County: 10.1% 25,508 (±0.8% / ±1,996.9)

Social

83.9% ±4.7% (2,362  ±417.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Laurel: 73.3% † 1,857 (±12.3% / ±389.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sussex County: 90.2% 174,663 (±1.5% / ±2,936.6)
14.1% ±5% (397  ±154.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Laurel: 4.6% † 117 (±2.8% / ±71.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Sussex County: 33% 63,898 (±0.9% / ±1,758)

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

11.6% ±6.8% (470  ±288) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Laurel: 18.1% † 750 (±8.8% / ±367)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Sussex County: 8.4% 21,392

8.6% ±4% (266  ±131) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Laurel: 6.2% † 182 (±4.2% / ±123)
  • about the same as the rate in Sussex County: 8.5% 17,767 (±0.5% / ±959)
266 Total veterans ±131 258 Male ±133 8 Female ±13

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