2024 population: 271,134 ( 33,744 from 2020)
Land area: 936.2 square miles
Population density: 289.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	198,536	73.22%	13.5%
Black:	28,991	10.69%	8.0%
Indian:	981	0.36%	1.8%
Asian:	4,057	1.50%	29.6%
2+ races:	5,762	2.13%	19.9%
Hispanic:	32,807	12.10%	23.0%

Total non-White:	72,598	26.78%	16.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,973	10.5
Deaths:	14,225	15.0
Net Migration:	34,714	36.6
Net Immigration:	3,344	3.5

Change in White population:	23,566	9.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,178	4.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
237,390
174,970	73.71%
26,836	11.30%
964	0.41%
3,130	1.32%
4,807	2.02%
26,683	11.24%
62,420	26.29%

2010
197,145
149,025	75.59%
24,544	12.45%
924	0.47%
1,972	1.00%
3,421	1.74%
16,954	8.60%
48,120	24.41%

2000
156,638
122,888	78.45%
23,017	14.69%
755	0.48%
1,204	0.77%
1,699	1.08%
6,915	4.41%
33,750	21.55%

1990
113,229
91,759	81.04%
18,847	16.65%
773	0.68%
629	0.56%
n/a
1,221	1.08%
21,470	18.96%

1980
98,004
78,337	79.93%
17,672	18.03%
599	0.61%
450	0.46%
n/a
914	0.93%
19,667	20.07%

1970
80,356
62,972	78.37%
16,309	20.30%
310	0.39%
116	0.14%
n/a
487	0.61%
17,384	21.63%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,930	10.6
22,188	11.3
36,804	18.7
1,178	0.6

25,945	13.2
14,300	7.3

Number	Rate
2000's
20,812	13.3
17,212	11.0
29,709	19.0
3,412	2.2

26,137	16.7
14,370	9.2

Number	Rate
1990's
17,954	15.9
14,950	13.2
24,068	21.3
1,939	1.7

31,129	27.5
12,280	10.8

Number	Rate
1980's
15,865	16.2
11,651	11.9
11,663	11.9
n/a

13,422	13.7
1,803	1.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,348	15.4
n/a

15,365	19.1
2,283	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Sussex County, DE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
51.3
43,517	8.6%
465,007	91.4%
70,195	13.8%

99,858
2.38

67,924	68.0%
52,846	77.8%
5,179	7.6%
31,934	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
40,307	20.4%
156,838	79.6%
41,073	20.8%

79,368
2.45

53,698	67.7%
40,716	75.8%
4,856	9.0%
25,670	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
35,219	22.5%
121,419	77.5%
29,032	18.5%

62,582
2.45

44,090	70.5%
35,182	79.8%
4,087	9.3%
18,492	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
36.7
27,040	23.9%
86,189	76.1%
18,965	16.7%

43,483
2.56

32,150	73.9%
26,092	81.2%
2,271	7.1%
11,333	26.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
26,913	27.5%
71,091	72.5%
13,161	13.4%

35,266
2.73

26,920	76.3%
22,737	84.5%
1,813	6.7%
8,346	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sussex County, DE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,849	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,561	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,355	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,227	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,608	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,680	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,882	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,163	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,637	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,415	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,234	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,629	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,490	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,921	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,755	8.8%
$200,000 or more	9,452	9.5%

Median Household Income	75,406
Per Capita Income	42,958

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,845	4.9%
Public Assistance	2,120	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,339	11.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	83,557	70.2%
Unemployed	4,417	3.7%
In Armed Forces	160	0.1%

Total Labor Force	88,134	74.0%
Not in Labor Force	30,950	26.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,204	30,249	55.2%
Non-Profit	2,565	6,141	29.5%
Self-Employed	7,864	4,574	63.2%

Local Government	2,728	2,933	48.2%
State Government	3,018	4,724	39.0%
Federal Government	742	899	45.2%

Total Private + Self	45,068	34,823	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,053	14,697	38.1%
Total	54,121	49,520	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,186	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,611	21.8%
Professional, Technical	21,031	20.2%
Service Occupations	21,048	20.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	801	0.8%
All others	23,985	23.1%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,243	14.7%
Retail trade	13,227	12.7%
Construction	10,358	10.0%
Educational services	8,756	8.4%
Manufacturing	8,171	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	7,848	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,773	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,587	5.4%
Public administration	5,318	5.1%
Other services	5,111	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	4,005	3.9%
Finance and insurance	3,704	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,571	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,388	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,953	1.9%
Wholesale trade	1,895	1.8%
Information	1,059	1.0%
Utilities	758	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	80	0.1%
Management	56	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,830	2.84%
Puerto Rican	2,981	1.24%
Cuban	326	0.14%
Dominican	903	0.38%

Total Central American	9,833	4.09%
Costa Rican	17	0.01%
Guatemalan	8,460	3.52%
Honduran	401	0.17%
Nicaraguan	77	0.03%
Panamanian	19	0.01%
Salvadoran	859	0.36%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	864	0.36%
Argentinean	65	0.03%
Bolivian	2	0.00%
Chilean	167	0.07%
Colombian	265	0.11%
Ecuadorian	150	0.06%
Paraguayan	44	0.02%
Peruvian	64	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	99	0.04%
Other South American	8	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,112	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	583	0.24%
Indian	577	0.24%
Filipino	574	0.24%
Korean	315	0.13%
Chinese	242	0.10%
Laotian	99	0.04%
Japanese	38	0.02%
Thai	31	0.01%
Cambodian	10	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	203,295	88.7%
Spanish	17,475	7.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,743	1.2%
Other Indo-European	1,898	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	723	0.3%
Other	639	0.3%
German, other Germanic	496	0.2%
Other Asian	495	0.2%
Vietnamese	489	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	40,108	16.7%
German	35,842	14.9%
English	33,295	13.8%
Italian	19,450	8.1%
American	17,606	7.3%
Polish	8,837	3.7%
Scottish	5,238	2.2%
European	3,734	1.6%
French	3,265	1.4%
Dutch	2,361	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,045	0.8%
Haitian	2,015	0.8%
Welsh	1,858	0.8%
Russian	1,856	0.8%
British	1,656	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	230,976	96.0%
Not a citizen	9,692	4.0%

Native	222,701	92.5%
Foreign-born	17,967	7.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,956	3.3%	12,064	6.6%	55,407	30.4%	50,968	28.0%	33,162	18.2%	24,573	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,956	3.3%
9-12 Years	12,064	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	55,407	30.4%
Some College	50,968	28.0%
Bach. Degree	33,162	18.2%
Grad Degree	24,573	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	61,799	59,825	1,974	3.2%	4.4%
1991	62,513	59,613	2,900	4.6%	5.9%
1992	64,719	61,887	2,832	4.4%	5.2%
1993	66,073	62,768	3,305	5.0%	4.9%
1994	66,803	63,439	3,364	5.0%	4.7%
1995	68,522	65,373	3,149	4.6%	4.3%
1996	68,961	65,965	2,996	4.3%	5.0%
1997	69,554	66,886	2,668	3.8%	4.0%
1998	70,683	68,159	2,524	3.6%	3.5%
1999	71,860	68,968	2,892	4.0%	3.3%

2000	79,367	76,410	2,957	3.7%	3.6%
2001	81,495	78,514	2,981	3.7%	3.6%
2002	82,775	79,507	3,268	3.9%	4.3%
2003	82,501	79,262	3,239	3.9%	4.5%
2004	85,397	82,046	3,351	3.9%	4.3%
2005	90,407	86,789	3,618	4.0%	4.5%
2006	92,686	89,412	3,274	3.5%	3.9%
2007	93,029	89,754	3,275	3.5%	3.6%
2008	94,505	89,664	4,841	5.1%	5.0%
2009	92,605	84,901	7,704	8.3%	8.4%

2010	90,518	82,581	7,937	8.8%	8.7%
2011	92,017	84,850	7,167	7.8%	7.6%
2012	93,026	86,418	6,608	7.1%	7.1%
2013	92,384	86,152	6,232	6.7%	6.6%
2014	94,687	89,345	5,342	5.6%	5.6%
2015	97,463	92,732	4,731	4.9%	4.8%
2016	100,352	95,852	4,500	4.5%	4.5%
2017	103,190	98,626	4,564	4.4%	4.4%
2018	105,790	101,894	3,896	3.7%	3.7%
2019	108,232	104,273	3,959	3.7%	3.7%

2020	106,004	98,014	7,990	7.5%	7.8%
2021	111,025	105,509	5,516	5.0%	5.5%
2022	111,955	107,009	4,946	4.4%	4.5%
2023	114,807	110,397	4,410	3.8%	4.0%
2024	117,571	113,394	4,177	3.6%	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	144,210
Median Value	$324,400

Occupied	99,858	69.2%
Vacant	44,352	30.8%

Owned	81,325	81.4%
Rented	18,533	18.6%
Median Rent	$1,162

Single-Family Units	108,481	75.2%
Detached	94,005	65.2%
Attached	14,476	10.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,366	7.9%
Mobile Homes	20,302	14.1%

Sussex County, DE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sussex County, DE

2022 Housing Data for Sussex County, DE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sussex County, DE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sussex County, DE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sussex County, DE

Historical Labor Force Data for Sussex County, DE