Dewey Beach, Delaware

Back to Dewey Beach, DE housing info, Sussex County, Delaware, DE smaller cities, DE small cities, All Cities.   Submit pictures of this town Population (year 2000): 301. Estimated population in July 2006: 311 (+3.3% change)   Males: 155   (51.5%) Females: 146   (48.5%) Sussex County Median resident age:   52.1 years Delaware median age:   36.0 years Zip codes: 19971. Estimated median household income in 2005: $91,100 (it was $79,471 in 2000) Dewey Beach   $91,100 Delaware:   $52,499 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $369,100 (it was $222,100 in 2000) Dewey Beach   $369,100 Delaware:   $203,800 Dewey Beach, DE residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Dewey Beach: White Non-Hispanic (89.7%) Hispanic (5.3%) Other race (2.7%) Asian Indian (2.0%) Two or more races (1.3%) Filipino (1.0%) American Indian (1.0%) Chinese (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Recent posts about Dewey Beach, Delaware on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Dewey Beach is mentioned 41 times on our forum: Delaware Off-Topic  (385 replies) Dogs, Dogs, Dogs!  (128 replies) What are the VERY BEST places to eat at in Delaware, yes anywhere in Delaware.  (132 replies) Lewes?  (87 replies) 10 things I hate about Northern Delaware!!!  (45 replies) For Summering....Restaurants for vacations at the beach...  (22 replies) Ancestries: English (22.6%), German (22.6%), Irish (21.3%), Italian (4.7%), United States (3.7%), French (2.7%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1891 Elevation: 7 feet Land area: 0.34 square miles. Population density: 906 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	25.72
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Dewey Beach, Delaware

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Dewey Beach-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Delaware state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/12/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Dewey Beach town center injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 8/27/1971, a category 2 tornado 18.5 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Tourist attraction: Rodney Dunes Pier 12 (Recreation Areas; 12 Rodney Ave). Hotels: Marina Suites The (1115 Highway One), Bell Buoy (21 Van Dyke St), Sand Palace Motel (Rt 1 & Dagsworthy), Best Western Gold Leaf (1400 Highway One), Rodney Dunes Pier 12 (12 Rodney Ave).

Average household size:

This town:	1.9 people
Delaware:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	51.6%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
• Gay men: 0.6% of all households

This town:	1.9%
Whole state:	9.2%

This town:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

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7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
Delaware average:	6.10%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($184 average AGI)

Sussex County:	0.07%
Delaware average:	0.14%

from New Castle County, DE	0.87% ($62,931 average AGI)
from Wicomico County, MD	0.36% ($40,402)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.25% ($64,047)

4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,334 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.72%
Delaware average:	5.32%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)

Sussex County:	0.03%
Delaware average:	0.10%

to Kent County, DE	0.91% ($35,501 average AGI)
to Wicomico County, MD	0.41% ($32,937)
to Worcester County, MD	0.15% ($35,098)