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Total population: 964 (All urban)

Bethany Beach, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,379 (476 occupied: 411 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	28%

Housing density: 2061 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,074 (lower quartile is $947, upper quartile is $1,276)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,006

Median gross rent in Bethany Beach, DE in 2007: $1,379

Housing units in Bethany Beach with a mortgage: 191 (17 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 202

Bethany Beach,DE index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $428,534 (it was $184,000 in 2000)

Bethany Beach:	$428,534
Delaware:	$239,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $238,995 - $596,953

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $584,316
Here: $584,316
State: $335,491

Townhouses or other attached units: $305,242
Here: $305,242
State: $208,327

In 2-unit structures: $265,105
Here: $265,105
State: $347,550

Mobile homes: $58,750
Here: $58,750
State: $45,161

Household type by relationship

Households: 935

In family households: 717 (216 male householders, 56 female householders)
240 spouses, 153 children (135 natural, 15 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 16 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 218 (95 male householders (77 living alone)), 96 female householders (88 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 191 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 165 1-person, 26 2-persons.

72 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (3 men, 11 women).

94.9% of residents of Bethany Beach speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 36 (3.9%)
(55.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.4
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bethany Beach, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 68 6 rooms: 106 7 rooms: 118 8 rooms: 48 9 or more rooms: 48

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethany Beach, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 4 5 rooms: 28 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 73
1995 to 1998: 171
1990 to 1994: 288
1980 to 1989: 780
1970 to 1979: 580
1960 to 1969: 205
1950 to 1959: 65
1940 to 1949: 119
1939 or earlier: 98

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bethany Beach:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 23 3 bedrooms: 206 4 bedrooms: 130 5 or more bedrooms: 43

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethany Beach:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 5 3 bedrooms: 50 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bethany Beach in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 185 2 vehicles: 171 3 vehicles: 30 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Bethany Beach in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 38 2 vehicles: 17 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bethany Beach, DE:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 24
$250,000 to $299,999: 40
$300,000 to $399,999: 124
$400,000 to $499,999: 73
$500,000 to $749,999: 84
$750,000 to $999,999: 45
$1,000,000 or more: 41

Bethany Beach rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bethany Beach:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 5
$900 to $999: 9
$1,000 to $1,249: 25
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 18

Bethany Beach, DE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.3%
Number of people working at home: 27 (7.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 36
5 to 9 minutes: 76
10 to 14 minutes: 34
15 to 19 minutes: 25
20 to 24 minutes: 32
25 to 29 minutes: 15
30 to 34 minutes: 25
35 to 39 minutes: 9
40 to 44 minutes: 10
45 to 59 minutes: 35
60 to 89 minutes: 11
90 or more minutes: 21

Bethany Beach mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 289 (81%)
Carpooled: 16 (4%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (2%)
Bicycle: 10 (3%)
Walked: 7 (2%)
Worked at home: 27 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 19
$10,000 to $14,999: 19
$15,000 to $19,999: 25
$20,000 to $24,999: 25
$25,000 to $29,999: 24
$30,000 to $34,999: 26
$35,000 to $39,999: 31
$40,000 to $44,999: 35
$45,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 38
$60,000 to $74,999: 67
$75,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 35
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $199,999: 15
$200,000 or more: 30

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 165

German: 128

English: 112

Italian: 72

United States or American: 54

Other groups: 36

Scotch-Irish: 29

Scottish: 28

Polish: 22

Greek: 14

Swedish: 13

French (except Basque): 12

Austrian: 11

British: 10

European: 10

Russian: 10

Welsh: 9

Danish: 8

Dutch: 8

Iranian: 5

Czech: 5

Lithuanian: 4

Czechoslovakian: 3

Canadian: 2

Arab:: 2

Egyptian: 2

Hungarian: 2

Belgian: 2

Ukrainian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (25%)
Chile (14%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Ireland (8%)
Poland (8%)
India (8%)
Other Northern Europe (6%)

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

This state: 139
Northeast: 283
Midwest: 89
South: 363
West: 23

58% of Bethany Beach residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 11% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 3
10th grade: 3
11th grade: 2
12th grade, no diploma: 8
High school graduate (or equivalency): 41
Less than 1 year of college: 26
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 66
Associate degree: 16
Bachelor's degree: 143
Master's degree: 37
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 5
High school graduate (or equivalency): 99
Less than 1 year of college: 48
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 76
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 76
Master's degree: 51
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 28.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,062
Asian householders: $59,657
Two or more races householders: $57,423
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,647

Bethany Beach household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bethany Beach marital status for males

Bethany Beach marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $426,437
Two or more races householders: $436,685

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,716
One, attached: 442
Two: 55
3 or 4: 114
5 to 9: 34
10 to 19: 6
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $98,960

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bethany Beach:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (80%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (91%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	12.3%
Delaware:	17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	23.8%
Delaware:	14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	16.7%
Delaware:	21.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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