Delaware · Census place 41830
Lewes city, DE
Quick answer
Lewes city has 3,415 residents, ranking #29 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $92,375, the median home is worth $806,700 and median gross rent runs $1,271 a month.
- Population
- 3,415Lewes city residents
- Median household income
- $92,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $806,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,271Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 67.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lewes city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lewes city median would spend about 16.5% 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 8.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 86.7% 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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- Townsend town 2,792
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