Delaware · Census place 18950
Dagsboro town, DE
Quick answer
Dagsboro town has 1,350 residents, ranking #50 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $64,250, the median home is worth $285,000 and median gross rent runs $1,315 a month.
- Population
- 1,350Dagsboro town residents
- Median household income
- $64,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $285,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,315Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dagsboro town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dagsboro town median would spend about 24.6% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.5% of residents and 79.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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