Estimated median household income in 2008: $53,746
| This zip code: | $53,746 | | Delaware: | $57,989 |
Nearest zip codes: 19958, 19951, 19970, 19967, 19930, 19966.
Housing units in zip code 19971 with a mortgage: 1,629 (118 second mortgage, 294 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,041
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,711
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $481
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 10.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable location: Rehoboth Beach Yacht and Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in zip code 19971 include: Midway Asembly of God Church (A), Midway Presbyterian Church (B), Midway Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ebenezer Cemetery (1), Peoples Memorial Park (2), Ebenezer Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Bookhammers Pond (A), Rehoboth Marsh (B), Dodd Marsh (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bald Eagle Creek (A), Munchy Branch (B), Pot Hook Creek (C), White Oak Creek (D), Holland Glade (E), Wolfe Glade (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 675
- 1995 to 1998: 1,168
- 1990 to 1994: 1,150
- 1980 to 1989: 2,905
- 1970 to 1979: 2,371
- 1960 to 1969: 1,618
- 1950 to 1959: 918
- 1940 to 1949: 647
- 1939 or earlier: 611
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rehoboth Beach, DE (19971): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 72
- 2 bedrooms: 972
- 3 bedrooms: 1,875
- 4 bedrooms: 741
- 5 or more bedrooms: 274
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 114
- 2 bedrooms: 386
- 3 bedrooms: 283
- 4 bedrooms: 54
- 5 or more bedrooms: 21
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Vehicles available in 19971 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 214
- 1 vehicle: 1,547
- 2 vehicles: 1,558
- 3 vehicles: 442
- 4 vehicles: 135
- 5 or more vehicles: 43
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 62
- 1 vehicle: 463
- 2 vehicles: 275
- 3 vehicles: 48
- 4 vehicles: 10
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 19971:
- Less than $10,000: 35
- $10,000 to $14,999: 18
- $15,000 to $19,999: 18
- $20,000 to $24,999: 23
- $25,000 to $29,999: 23
- $30,000 to $34,999: 58
- $35,000 to $39,999: 65
- $40,000 to $49,999: 72
- $50,000 to $59,999: 61
- $60,000 to $69,999: 60
- $70,000 to $79,999: 89
- $80,000 to $89,999: 65
- $90,000 to $99,999: 56
- $100,000 to $124,999: 139
- $125,000 to $149,999: 170
- $150,000 to $174,999: 156
- $175,000 to $199,999: 180
- $200,000 to $249,999: 270
- $250,000 to $299,999: 364
- $300,000 to $399,999: 530
- $400,000 to $499,999: 432
- $500,000 to $749,999: 533
- $750,000 to $999,999: 333
- $1,000,000 or more: 420
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 19971:
- $100 to $149: 7
- $150 to $199: 24
- $200 to $249: 33
- $250 to $299: 17
- $300 to $349: 8
- $350 to $399: 28
- $400 to $449: 28
- $450 to $499: 38
- $500 to $549: 45
- $550 to $599: 14
- $600 to $649: 32
- $650 to $699: 50
- $700 to $749: 68
- $750 to $799: 24
- $800 to $899: 136
- $900 to $999: 97
- $1,000 to $1,249: 93
- $1,250 to $1,499: 15
- $1,500 to $1,999: 9
- $2,000 or more: 47
- No cash rent: 96
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $275,578.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $445,655
- Black or African American householders: $192,699
- Asian householders: $182,005
- Two or more races householders: $203,393
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $495,835
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $331,717 (it was $160,300 in 2000)
| 19971: | $331,717 | | Delaware: | $250,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $408,028 - $1,025,911
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $427,582| Here: | $427,582 | | State: | $330,566 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $164,555| Here: | $164,555 | | State: | $211,026 |
In 2-unit structures: $347,600| Here: | $347,600 | | State: | $225,666 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,368| Here: | $104,368 | | State: | $161,110 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $664,635| Here: | $664,635 | | State: | $533,094 |
Mobile homes: $42,379| Here: | $42,379 | | State: | $45,161 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $625,000| Here: | $625,000 | | State: | $214,435 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,388
- One, attached: 715
- Two: 340
- 3 or 4: 381
- 5 to 9: 511
- 10 to 19: 439
- 20 to 49: 211
- 50 or more: 586
- Mobile homes: 2,287
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 205

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,454 (77%)
- Carpooled: 496 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 28 (1%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
- Bicycle: 59 (1%)
- Walked: 184 (4%)
- Other means: 31 (1%)
- Worked at home: 245 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 433
- 5 to 9 minutes: 934
- 10 to 14 minutes: 827
- 15 to 19 minutes: 562
- 20 to 24 minutes: 303
- 25 to 29 minutes: 112
- 30 to 34 minutes: 376
- 35 to 39 minutes: 47
- 40 to 44 minutes: 107
- 45 to 59 minutes: 272
- 60 to 89 minutes: 154
- 90 or more minutes: 140
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,816
- In family households: 7,219 (2,170 male householders, 546 female householders)
2,276 spouses, 1,861 children (1,676 natural, 78 adopted, 107 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 89 other relatives, 142 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,597 (994 male householders (708 living alone)), 1,069 female householders (883 living alone)), 534 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 53 (47 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,723 2-persons, 478 3-persons, 333 4-persons, 127 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,591 1-person, 418 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 9 5-persons.
953 married couples with children.
487 single-parent households (95 men, 392 women).
93.1% of residents of 19971 zip code speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 15% well, 23% not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 13% well, 5% not well, 3% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% very well, 20% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 396 (3.9%)
(60.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (16%)
- Brazil (16%)
- Germany (10%)
- Dominican Republic (9%)
- Canada (7%)
- Philippines (6%)
- Other Eastern Europe (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 102
- 1990 to 1994: 38
- 1985 to 1989: 18
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 43
- 1970 to 1974: 36
- 1965 to 1969: 155
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White population: 9,181
Black population: 599
American Indian population: 23
Asian population: 120
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 92
Two or more races population: 68
First ancestries reported:
|  English: 1566 |
|  Irish: 1416 |
|  German: 1136 |
|  Other groups: 991 |
|  Italian: 670 |
|  United States or American: 630 |
|  Polish: 312 |
|  French (except Basque): 174 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 171 |
|  Scottish: 148 |
|  European: 81 |
|  Welsh: 79 |
|  Swedish: 66 |
|  Dutch: 66 |
|  Hungarian: 62 |
|  Brazilian: 62 |
|  British: 61 |
|  Russian: 61 |
|  French Canadian: 50 |
|  Lithuanian: 49 |
|  Slovak: 47 |
|  Greek: 44 |
|  Norwegian: 40 |
|  Ukrainian: 28 |
|  Swiss: 19 |
|  Armenian: 15 |
|  Arab:: 14 |
|  Lebanese: 14 |
|  Portuguese: 13 |
|  Czech: 12 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 12 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 12 |
|  Canadian: 12 |
|  Austrian: 8 |
|  Israeli: 8 |
|  Romanian: 7 |
|  Finnish: 6 |
|  Latvian: 6 |
|  Turkish: 5 |
|  Eastern European: 4 |
|  Belgian: 4 |
|  Slavic: 4 |
|  Danish: 2 |
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- REHOBOTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (500 STOCKLEY STREET in REHOBOTH BEACH, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-722
Organizations: CAPE HENLOPEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: REHOBOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- BIG OAKS FAMILY CAMPGROUND (WOLFE NECK RD in REHOBOTH BEACH, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2002-0298, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS AND CAMPSITES
- CATTS, WILSON B (40 BAY VISTA RD in REHOBOTH, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2003-0030, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN SINGLE-FAMILY
- AMES, GEORGE SANITARY SEWAGE (CENTRAL AVE in REHOBOTH BEACH, DE)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, GEORGE AMES (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ATLANTIC LITHO INC (21A MIDWAY SHPG CTR in REHOBOTH BEACH, DE)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- EXXON CO USA #27341 (4519 HWY 1 in REHOBOTH, DE)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- REHOBOTH BEACH SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (ROUTE 14 in REHOBOTH BEACH, DE)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: REHOBOTH BEACH STP, REHOBOTH BEACH WASTEWATER TREA
- 7-ELEVEN #23784 (502 REBHOBTH RD in REHOBOTH, DE)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SOUTHLAND CORPORATION THE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CAPITOL CLEANERS & LAUNDERERS, INC. (9 MARKET PLACE SHOPPING CENTER in REHOBOTH, DE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
- INDIAN RIVER INLET MARINA (DEL SEAH ST PK INDIAN RI INLET in REHOBOTH BEACH, DE)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, STATE OF DELAWARE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- SUBURBAN PROPANE (13 REHOBOTH AVENUE, EXT in REHOBOTH BEACH, DE)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SUBURBAN ENERGY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- CITY OF REHOBOTH (REHOBOTH AVENUE in REHOBOTH, DE)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: CITY OF REHOBOTH BEACH (CONTACT/OWNER)
- K-MART #7725 (4000364 HIGHWAY 1 in REHOBOTH BEACH, DE)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: K MART (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 19971
- Admiral Hotel, 2 Baltimore Ave, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, Phone: (302) 227-2103, Fax: (302) 227-3620
- Atlantic Oceanside Motel, 1700 Hwy One, Dewey Beach, DE 19971, Phone: (302) 227-8811, Fax: (302) 227-6812
- Board Walk Plaza Hotel, 2 Olive Ave, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, Phone: (302) 227-7169
- Brighton Suites Hotels, 34 Wilmington Ave, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, Phone: (302) 227-5780, Fax: (302) 227-6815
- Dewey Beach Suites & Motel, 1406 Hwy 1, Dewey Beach, DE 19971, Phone: (302) 226-0233
- Econo Lodge Resort, 19540 Castal Hwy, Dewey Beach, DE 19971, Phone: (302) 227-0500, Fax: (302) 227-2170
- Best Western Gold Leaf, 1400 Hwy One, Dewey Beach, DE 19971, Phone: (302) 226-1100, Fax: (302) 226-9785
- Airport Motel, RR 1 Box 96, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, Phone: (302) 227-6737
- 9 other hotels and motels
All 17 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 19971
Median worth of mobile homes: $53,623
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3142
- Northeast: 3346
- Midwest: 447
- South: 2225
- West: 260
49% of the 19971 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 14% lived in Delaware.
Population in 1990: 6,249. Population change in the 1990s: +3,836 (+61.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 2.2% | | Delaware: | 17.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
| Here: | 11.9% | | Delaware: | 14.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 46
| Here: | 15.3% | | Delaware: | 21.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (REHOBOTH BEACH, DE):
- HANSON, RICHARD (1 WANOMA CIRCLE; small business): $99,146 in 2 contracts in 2004
$88,820 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2004-08-23.
$10,326, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-30. Completion date: 2004-04-29.
- CATCHERS CATERING SERVICE (249 REHOBOTH AVE; small business): $34,476 in 7 contracts from 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Food Services, Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $14,996; 2004: $9,180; 2005: $10,300; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$9,720 with Army for Food Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2005-07-26. Completion date: 2005-08-12.
$9,180 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2004-05-27. Completion date: 2004-06-09.
$5,776, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-29. Completion date: 2003-05-04.
$4,800, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-20. Completion date: 2003-12-06.
- WILLIAM MANTHORPE (130 EASTSIDE DR; small business): $18,000 in 5 contracts from 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Intelligence Studies by Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $12,000; 2006: $6,000.
Biggest contracts:
$6,000 with Department of Defense for Intelligence Studies. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2005-02-02. Completion date: 2005-05-05.
$3,000 with Defense Intelligence Agency for Intelligence Studies. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2006-03-03. Completion date: 2006-05-05.
$3,000, same as above. Signed on 2006-05-05. Completion date: 2006-07-07.
$3,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-12. Completion date: 2006-02-02.
- RESORT HOTEL LLC (4439 HIGHWAY ONE; small business)
$5,099 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-01-21. Completion date: 2003-01-23.
- BRIGHTON GROUP LLC (34 WILMINGTON AVE; small business): $1,712 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$3,927 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2003-06-04. Completion date: 2003-07-13.
$-2,215, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-05. Completion date: 2003-07-13.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 4 establishments, 50-99 employees: 4 establishments, 20-49 employees: 15 establishments, 10-19 employees: 17 establishments, 5-9 employees: 11 establishments, 1-4 employees: 30 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 20-49: 7, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 19)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 27)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 5)
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)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 46 people in nursing homes
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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