Sussex County, Delaware (DE)

Back to: Delaware, Delaware smaller cities, Delaware smallest towns, All US cities.

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Sussex County:	11.0%
Delaware:	10.4%

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	9.2%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Type of workers:

Sussex County, Delaware business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Sussex County, Delaware:

Median resident age:	41.1 years
Delaware median age:	36.0 years

Males: 76,528	(48.9%)
Females: 80,110	(51.1%)

Recent posts about Sussex County, Delaware on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Sussex County is mentioned 188 times on our forum:

	Retiring to Sussex County  (19 replies)
	I don't get it...  (118 replies)
	Retiring to Sussex County  (27 replies)
	What are the VERY BEST places to eat at in Delaware, yes anywhere in Delaware.  (132 replies)
	Sussex County  (6 replies)
	Healthcare in Delaware  (86 replies)

Sussex County:	2.5 people
Delaware:	2.5 people

This county	$43,443
Delaware:	$52,499

Sussex County	$204,468
Delaware:	$203,800

Health of residents in Sussex County based on 4012 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
71.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
27.5% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
54.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
53.4% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
69.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
33.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sussex County is $572 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $635 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $869 a month.

Cities in this county include: Milford, Seaford, Georgetown, Laurel, Lewes, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Millsboro, Milton, Selbyville, Long Neck.

2005 air pollution in Sussex County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.112 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Kent County , Caroline County, Maryland , Dorchester County, Maryland , Wicomico County, Maryland , Worcester County, Maryland .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sussex County: Davis Landing (A), Strawberry Landing (B), Cabbage Corner (C), The Point Farm (D), Tinks Landing (E), Camp Barnes (F), Camp Otonka (G), US 13 Dragway (H), Angola (I), Angola Grange (J), Black Duck Point (K), Woodland Ferry (L), Delaware International Raceway (M), Workmans Corners (N), Carey Camp (O), Delmarva Christian Camp (P), Delmarva Raceway (Q), Dickerson Manor (R), Ellis Wharf (S), Fenwick Island Lighthouse (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Midway Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Sussex County include: Saint John American Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (A), Saint Georges United Methodist Church (B), Saint Georges Church (C), Saint George Church (D), Saint Edmonds Catholic Church (E), Greenwood Mennonite Church (F), Roxana Wesleyan Church (G), Roxana Methodist Church (H), Gumboro Fellowship Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cokesbury Cemetery (1), Woodland Cemetery (2), Betts Cemetery (3), New Market Cemetery (4), Hazzard Cemetery (5), Old Field Cemetery (6), Beaverdam Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mulberry Pond (A), Bennett Pond (B), Streak Ponds (C), Ingram Pond (D), Noah Pond (E), Salt Pond (F), Sally Burton Ponds (G), Logwood Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horse Pound Swamp Ditch (A), Saunders Branch (B), Savannah Ditch (C), Polk Branch (D), Old Forge Branch (E), Raccoon Ditch (F), New Ditch (G), Raccoon Prong (H), Houston-Thorogood Ditch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sussex County include: Prime Hook State Wildlife Management Area (1), Gordon Pond Wildlife Area (2), Holts Landing State Park (3), Nanticoke Park Wildlife Area (4), Riverdale Park (5), Delaware Seashore State Park (6), Assawoman Bay State Wildlife Area (7), Phillips Landing Recreation Area (8), Holts Landing State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Old Inlet Beach (A), Joy Beach (B), Fowler Beach (C), Whiskey Beach (D), Primehook Beach (E), Indian Beach (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.5%
Delaware:	2.9%

Current college students: 5,455
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,007 (31% naturalized citizens)

Sussex County:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.7%

Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 55,171
• One, attached: 4,501
• Two: 1,362
• 3 or 4: 1,476
• 5 to 9: 2,562
• 10 to 19: 1,229
• 20 or more: 2,357
• Mobile homes: 23,817
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 595

Housing units in Sussex County with a mortgage: 21,242 (2,166 second mortgage, 2,942 home equity loan, 99 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,666

Sussex County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Delaware state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/12/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 54,173 (80%) Carpooled: 8,431 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 331 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%) Subway or elevated: 74 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Ferryboat: 11 (0%) Taxi: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 248 (0%) Walked: 1,528 (2%) Other means: 483 (1%) Worked at home: 2,806 (4%)

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%

1.62% relocated from other counties in Delaware ($11,836 average AGI)
5.41% relocated from other states ($43,927 average AGI)

Sussex County:	5.41%
Delaware average:	4.84%

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)
from Worcester County, MD	0.23% ($38,099)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.23% ($113,369)
from Baltimore County, MD	0.20% ($53,341)
from Prince George's County, MD	0.18% ($61,393)

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%

1.32% relocated to other counties in Delaware ($9,861 average AGI)
3.36% relocated to other states ($30,207 average AGI)

Sussex County:	3.36%
Delaware average:	4.09%

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)
to Baltimore County, MD	0.09% ($40,362)
to Anne Arundel County, MD	0.07% ($55,957)
to Caroline County, MD	0.06% ($28,179)
to Dorchester County, MD	0.06% ($21,297)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 34,565 (30,270 aged, 4,295 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 130,551 (34,074 male householders, 10,016 female householders)

  35,295 spouses, 40,270 children (36,786 natural, 913 adopted, 2,571 stepchildren), 3,180 grandchildren, 926 brothers or sisters, 1,066 parents, 2,200 other relatives, 3,524 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 22,618 (7,979 male householders (6,090 living alone)), 10,513 female householders (9,098 living alone)), 4,126 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,469 (2,989 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 22,066 2-persons, 9,443 3-persons, 7,278 4-persons, 3,444 5-persons, 1,171 6-persons, 688 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,188 1-person, 2,820 2-persons, 303 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

21,384 married couples with children.
9,301 single-parent households (2,042 men, 7,259 women).

92.9% of residents of Sussex County speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,039,258,000 ($6035 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $45,263,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $580,493,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $212,548,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,249,000
Federal grants: $181,258,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,397,000 ($6,589,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $43,313,000 ($13,118,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,204,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $63,134,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,692,820,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	+96 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.60 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

59% of Sussex County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Delaware.

Sussex County:	59.5%
State average:	57.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 71723
• Northeast: 31979
• Midwest: 4538
• South: 38467
• West: 1768

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $110,900

Here:	7.2%
Delaware:	17.8%

Here:	5.7%
Delaware:	14.0%

Here:	14.8%
Delaware:	21.4%

Back to: Delaware, Delaware smaller cities, Delaware smallest towns, All US cities.