Delaware · Census place 64840
Selbyville town, DE
Quick answer
Selbyville town has 3,005 residents, ranking #32 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $81,845, the median home is worth $410,700 and median gross rent runs $988 a month.
- Population
- 3,005Selbyville town residents
- Median household income
- $81,845Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $410,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $988Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Selbyville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Selbyville town median would spend about 14.5% 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 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.8% of residents and 84.1% 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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