Lewes, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,127 (Urban population: 2,899 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 228 (all nonfarm))

Lewes, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,363 (1,333 occupied: 1,029 owner occupied, 304 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Housing density: 646 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $772 (lower quartile is $502, upper quartile is $1,109)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $834

Median gross rent in Lewes, DE in 2007: $955

Housing units in Lewes with a mortgage: 475 (55 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 472

Lewes,DE index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $567,108 (it was $243,500 in 2000)

Lewes:	$567,108
Delaware:	$239,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $302,168 - $725,235

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $754,135
Here: $754,135
State: $335,491

Townhouses or other attached units: $330,030
Here: $330,030
State: $208,327

In 2-unit structures: $706,946
Here: $706,946
State: $347,550

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $609,227
Here: $609,227
State: $243,543

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,546,966
Here: $1,546,966
State: $251,311

Mobile homes: $15,000
Here: $15,000
State: $45,161

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,630

In family households: 2,028 (613 male householders, 203 female householders)
663 spouses, 451 children (426 natural, 22 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 16 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 602 (186 male householders (130 living alone)), 344 female householders (331 living alone)), 72 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 272 (257 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 573 2-persons, 136 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 36 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 461 1-person, 61 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

237 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (23 men, 109 women).

96.4% of residents of Lewes speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 66 (2.3%)
(59.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewes, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 118 6 rooms: 231 7 rooms: 239 8 rooms: 215 9 or more rooms: 193

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewes, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 36 4 rooms: 111 5 rooms: 56 6 rooms: 60 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 109
1995 to 1998: 217
1990 to 1994: 279
1980 to 1989: 421
1970 to 1979: 231
1960 to 1969: 196
1950 to 1959: 139
1940 to 1949: 169
1939 or earlier: 602

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lewes:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 138 3 bedrooms: 517 4 bedrooms: 285 5 or more bedrooms: 80

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewes:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 80 2 bedrooms: 153 3 bedrooms: 57 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lewes in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 365 2 vehicles: 507 3 vehicles: 105 4 vehicles: 28 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Lewes in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 215 2 vehicles: 64 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 37
$250,000 to $299,999: 44
$300,000 to $399,999: 148
$400,000 to $499,999: 162
$500,000 to $749,999: 385
$750,000 to $999,999: 124
$1,000,000 or more: 165

Lewes rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lewes:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 13
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 10
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 11
$500 to $549: 13
$550 to $599: 12
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 17
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 47
$900 to $999: 16
$1,000 to $1,249: 47
$1,250 to $1,499: 24
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 3
No cash rent: 18

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 19 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 23

Lewes, DE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.2%
Number of people working at home: 74 (6.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 107
5 to 9 minutes: 262
10 to 14 minutes: 158
15 to 19 minutes: 118
20 to 24 minutes: 127
25 to 29 minutes: 50
30 to 34 minutes: 73
35 to 39 minutes: 7
40 to 44 minutes: 8
45 to 59 minutes: 102
60 to 89 minutes: 20
90 or more minutes: 98

Lewes mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 917 (76%)
Carpooled: 111 (9%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (1%)
Bicycle: 23 (2%)
Walked: 64 (5%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 74 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 90
$10,000 to $14,999: 82
$15,000 to $19,999: 53
$20,000 to $24,999: 69
$25,000 to $29,999: 89
$30,000 to $34,999: 63
$35,000 to $39,999: 78
$40,000 to $44,999: 105
$45,000 to $49,999: 59
$50,000 to $59,999: 125
$60,000 to $74,999: 154
$75,000 to $99,999: 144
$100,000 to $124,999: 75
$125,000 to $149,999: 40
$150,000 to $199,999: 49
$200,000 or more: 71

First ancestries reported:

English: 406

Irish: 378

German: 270

Other groups: 206

Italian: 175

United States or American: 169

Scottish: 85

Polish: 78

Scotch-Irish: 62

French (except Basque): 60

British: 39

Norwegian: 30

Russian: 30

Welsh: 27

Swiss: 24

Swedish: 20

European: 16

Lithuanian: 15

Dutch: 13

Ukrainian: 13

Finnish: 10

French Canadian: 9

Austrian: 9

Danish: 9

Subsaharan African:: 9

Zimbabwean: 9

Slovak: 9

Greek: 8

Serbian: 8

Czechoslovakian: 8

Pennsylvania German: 6

Slovene: 5

Canadian: 5

Yugoslavian: 5

Eastern European: 3

Carpatho Rusyn: 3

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

United Kingdom (17%)
Other Northern Europe (14%)
Germany (14%)
Other Eastern Africa (14%)
Chile (11%)
Italy (8%)
Canada (8%)

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

This state: 1122
Northeast: 964
Midwest: 187
South: 488
West: 37

52% of Lewes residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 47
High school graduate (or equivalency): 177
Less than 1 year of college: 53
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
Associate degree: 43
Bachelor's degree: 285
Master's degree: 138
Professional school degree: 58
Doctorate degree: 32

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 24
9th grade: 30
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 65
12th grade, no diploma: 35
High school graduate (or equivalency): 279
Less than 1 year of college: 81
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 179
Associate degree: 93
Bachelor's degree: 315
Master's degree: 178
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,156
Black householders: $30,571
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $86,734
Some other race householders: $44,123
Two or more races householders: $12,652
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $103,571

Lewes household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lewes household income for Black householders

Lewes household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lewes marital status for males

Lewes marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $562,683
Black or African American householders: $401,750
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $640,471
Hispanic or Latino householders: $582,246

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,622
One, attached: 273
Two: 95
3 or 4: 38
5 to 9: 235
10 to 19: 57
20 to 49: 22
Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,815

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lewes:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (63%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33

Here:	22.1%
Delaware:	17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	13.9%
Delaware:	14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Here:	37.8%
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)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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