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Sussex West PUMA, DE

132,551 Population
629.6 square miles 210.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Delaware: 42.1 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,482 ±$2,327 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Delaware: $45,438 ±$1,203
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$77,987 ±$6,594 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Delaware: $87,534 ±$2,747
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.3% ±3.2% (13,418  ±4,212) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Delaware: 9.6% † 98,553 (±1.1% / ±11,530)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.7 minutes ±0.8 (1,441,365  ±62,400) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Delaware: 26 10,627,325 (±0.3 / ±165,777)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

49,771 ±2,950 Number of households
  • Delaware: 412,304 ±3,893
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (130,129  ±6,736) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Delaware: 2.5 1,028,168
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.5% ±2.5% (712  ±708) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Delaware: 5% † 11,625 (±0.9% / ±1,992)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

54,928 ±2,858 Number of housing units
  • Delaware: 476,415 ±97
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$305,600 ±$13,718 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Delaware: $371,600 ±$4,972
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.8% ±2% (8,943  ±2,728.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Delaware: 10.6% 110,609 (±0.9% / ±9,798.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.3% ±3.8% (80,667  ±5,076.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Delaware: 91.8% 685,650 (±1.8% / ±13,477.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
17.8% ±2.4% (16,118  ±2,302.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Delaware: 36% 268,753 (±1.1% / ±8,267.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

17.8% ±2.8% (20,891  ±3,322.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Delaware: 15.1% 146,244 (±0.4% / ±3,432.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.6% ±1.7% (11,388  ±2,261) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Delaware: 11.6% 121,583
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7% ±1.4% (6,975  ±1,393) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Delaware: 7.2% 59,853 (±0.4% / ±3,163)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,975 Total veterans ±1,393 6,635 Male ±1,314 340 Female ±257

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