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Delaware · Census place 20900

Dewey Beach town, DE

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Dewey Beach town has 328 residents, ranking #68 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $107,917, the median home is worth $871,400 and median gross rent runs $1,175 a month.

Population
328Dewey Beach town residents
Median household income
$107,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$871,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,175Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
63.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
89.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Dewey Beach town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Dewey Beach town median would spend about 13.1% 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 8.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 89.4% 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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