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Sussex County

Sussex County has 255,626 residents across 22 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $81,497, 4% below the Delaware figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $382,600, and 33% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
255,626residentsACS 2020–2024
$81,497median household incomeDelaware: $85K
$382,600median home valueowner-occupied homes
92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Sussex County in DelawareZIP codes in Sussex County highlighted; the rest of Delaware in grey
Map of Delaware with Sussex County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 22 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
199303,014$125K$887K98%72%95%24 min
19931375$99K$295K98%36%81%31 min
1993310,597$61K$269K79%20%84%28 min
199397,490$90K$421K92%36%93%26 min
199407,540$65K$235K82%20%83%30 min
199413,435$75K$244K82%12%94%30 min
19944636$121K$1.19M92%54%93%30 min
199459,640$88K$443K87%31%93%30 min
1994720,760$71K$322K69%20%87%32 min
199507,918$75K$293K75%19%91%28 min
199512,245$96K$472K96%42%95%27 min
1995616,327$66K$260K68%15%85%30 min
1995831,938$97K$535K84%50%94%27 min
199606,774$67K$276K83%13%97%33 min
1996323,500$71K$323K68%29%89%27 min
1996635,884$78K$318K82%26%92%30 min
199672,376$98K$483K95%42%96%29 min
1996815,486$87K$437K91%43%94%26 min
199708,524$94K$527K91%48%93%27 min
1997114,886$102K$609K87%56%95%25 min
1997326,834$64K$278K72%18%90%31 min
1997510,862$89K$463K88%38%93%26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

255,626 residents in 106,441 households, next to the Delaware figure.

18%
under 18
16%
aged 18–34
30%
aged 65 and over
27%
of households are people living alone
53%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

151,799 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $382,600 (±$6,986).

82%
of households own their home
65%
of homes are detached single-family houses
9%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
13%
are mobile homes
30%
of housing units are vacant
$1,238
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later6%
2010–201919%
2000–200924%
1990–199915%
1980–198912%
1970–197910%
1960–19695%
1950–19593%
1940–19492%
1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,512.

$81,497
median household income
10.9%
of people live below the poverty line
5.3%
unemployment rate
33%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

29 min
average commute to work
17%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
83%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
13%
work from home
3%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

92%
of households have a broadband subscription
7%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Sussex County, Delaware, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

2022-07-08 10 38 13 View south along U.S. Route 113 and east along Delaware State Route 20 (DuPont Boulevard) at Dickerson Road in Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware
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2022-07-08 10 38 13 View south along U.S. Route 113 and east along Delaware State Route 20 (DuPont Boulevard) at Dickerson Road in Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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2022-07-08 13 52 53 View north along U.S. Route 113 and west along Delaware State Route 20 (DuPont Boulevard) at Dagsboro Road in Holiday Acres, Sussex County, Delaware
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2022-07-08 13 52 53 View north along U.S. Route 113 and west along Delaware State Route 20 (DuPont Boulevard) at Dagsboro Road in Holiday Acres, Sussex County, Delaware
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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