Delaware · Census place 05690
Bethany Beach town, DE
Quick answer
Bethany Beach town has 923 residents, ranking #56 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $105,833, the median home is worth $648,500 and median gross rent runs $1,688 a month.
- Population
- 923Bethany Beach town residents
- Median household income
- $105,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $648,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,688Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 66.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 94.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bethany Beach town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bethany Beach town median would spend about 19.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.8% of residents and 94.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Delaware.
- Felton town 1,129
- Blades town 1,055
- Frederica town 972
- Frankford town 883
- Ellendale town 675
- Arden village 600
- South Bethany town 503
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