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Fenwick Island, DE map Population (year 2000): 342. Estimated population in July 2006: 357 (+4.4% change)
 

Males: 161  (47.1%)
Females: 181  (52.9%)

Sussex County

Median resident age:  60.9 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 19944.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $66,900 (it was $58,333 in 2000)
Fenwick Island  $66,900
Delaware:  $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $463,000 (it was $278,600 in 2000)
Fenwick Island  $463,000
Delaware:  $203,800

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Races in Fenwick Island:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Recent posts about Fenwick Island, Delaware on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Fenwick Island is mentioned 12 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: Irish (29.5%), English (27.8%), German (25.4%), United States (9.4%), Italian (7.3%), Scottish (7.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 07/1953

Elevation: 4 feet

Land area: 0.34 square miles.

Population density: 1038 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fenwick Island

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.2%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fenwick Island town

  • Never married: 9.6%
  • Now married: 74.2%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 3.1%

11 residents are foreign born (2.6% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

This town:  3.2%
Delaware:  5.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fenwick Island:  0.5% ($1,440)
Delaware:  0.6% ($841)
Fenwick Island satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (70.7 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (106.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: South Bethany, DE (3.9 miles ), Ocean City, MD (4.8 miles ), Bethany Beach, DE (5.7 miles ), Ocean View, DE (6.4 miles ), Millville, DE (7.4 miles ), Ocean Pines, MD (8.6 miles ), West Ocean City, MD (9.5 miles ), Selbyville, DE (11.7 miles ).

Latitude: 38.46 N, Longitude: 75.05 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+92.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (20%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (22%)
  • Engineers (9%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Lawyers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Financial managers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)


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Crime in Fenwick Island by Year

Type 2001 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.0277.00.0
Burglaries 2000
    per 100,000 576.40.00.00.0
Thefts 21311
    per 100,000 6051.9859.6277.0277.0
Auto thefts 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.0277.00.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 158.5) 282.434.488.611.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  16.81
US city average:  3.00

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Fenwick Island-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Delaware state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/12/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the Fenwick Island town center injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 4/28/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 53.2 miles away from the town center caused $150,000 in damages.


Fenwick Island topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Fenwick Island:
  • ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BERLIN, MD)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; LEWES, DE)
  • DEER'S HEAD CENTER (about 40 miles; SALISBURY, MD)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fenwick Island:
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 33 miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
  • DOVER AFB (about 53 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 76 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fenwick Island:
  • OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 12 miles; OCEAN CITY, MD; ID: OXB)
  • SUSSEX COUNTY (about 26 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; ID: GED)
  • LAUREL (about 37 miles; LAUREL, DE; ID: N06)

Local government website: www.fenwickisland.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fenwick Island:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 23 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 52 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; FT enrollment: 2,940)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 79 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 85 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)

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Church in Fenwick Island: Saint Matthews by the Sea United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Discoversea Shipwreck Museum (708 Ocean Highway), Sea Shell City (Museums; 708 Ocean Highway).

Hotels: Sands Motel (Ocean Highway), Tingle's Motel (Ocean Highway), Atlantic Budget Inn (Coastal Highway And Ro).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Fenwick Island and their reported violations in the past:

VILLAGE OF FENWICK (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fenwick Island that have no violations reported:
  • CAPTAIN PETES (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • WARRENS STATION RESTAURANT (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SANDS MOTEL (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  1.9 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.3%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.5%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Fenwick Island compared to Delaware state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fenwick Island (2007 data):
  • Mercantile Peninsula Bank: Fenwick Island Branch at 1107 Coastal Highway, branch established on 1975-05-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,788.8 mil, Deposits: $1,456.5 mil, headquarters in Selbyville, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 38 total offices, Holding Company: Mercantile Bankshares Corporation



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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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fenwick Island:
  • WKHZ (1590 AM; 1 kW; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: RADIO BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fenwick Island:
  • WLBW (92.1 FM; FENWICK ISLAND, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOCM (98.1 FM; SELBYVILLE, DE; Owner: IRIE RADIO, INC.)
  • WWFG (99.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOSC (95.9 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJNE (103.5 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WZEB (101.7 FM; OCEAN VIEW, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WSDL (90.7 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WQJZ (97.1 FM; OCEAN PINES, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQHQ (104.7 FM; OCEAN CITY-SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRXS (106.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: ATLANTIC RADIO BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WZBH (93.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WOCQ (103.9 FM; BERLIN, MD; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WXJN (105.9 FM; LEWES, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGMD (92.7 FM; REHOBOTH BEACH, DE; Owner: RESORT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Fenwick Island:
  • WEWE-LP (Channel 24; SUSSEX COUNTY, DE; Owner: OCEAN 60 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WRAV-LP (Channel 8; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
  • WBLP-LP (Channel 22; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: OCEAN 22 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WLWP-LP (Channel 4; MILLSBORO, ETC., DE; Owner: OCEAN 4 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)

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