Statewide Claims to Fame

Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Home ownership rate

Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Race - White

Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Size in square miles

Sussex County is 2nd in Delaware out of 3 other counties in Current population (2012)

Main Cities Within Sussex County, Delaware

Sussex County, Delaware Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Sussex County Rank Delaware US
Current population (2012) 203,390 2nd 917,092 313,914,040
Size in square miles 936.1 1st 1,948.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 210.6 3rd 460.8 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Sussex County Rank Delaware US
Residents younger than 5 5.7% 3rd 6.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.1% 3rd 22.4% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 22.4% 1st 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Sussex County Rank Delaware US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 85.3% 2nd 87.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 21.9% 2nd 28.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Sussex County Rank Delaware US
Race - White 82.4% 1st 71.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 12.9% 3rd 22.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.3% 1st 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.1% 3rd 3.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 1st 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.0% 3rd 2.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 9.1% 1st 8.6% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 75.2% 1st 64.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Sussex County Rank Delaware US
Female residents 51.3% 3rd 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.8% 2nd 8.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Sussex County Rank Delaware US
Housing units 125,098 2nd 409,757 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.7% 3rd 17.5% 25.9%
Households 75,286 2nd 332,837 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.9% 1st 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $246,900 2nd $244,100 $186,200
People per household 2.5 3rd 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 2,004 1st 4,091 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Sussex County Rank Delaware US
Income per capita $27,580 2nd $29,659 $27,915
Income per household $53,215 3rd $59,317 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.5% 2nd 11.2% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Sussex County Rank Delaware US
Non-farm private establishments 5,313 2nd 24,132 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 57,764 2nd 359,602 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 20,285 2nd 74,573 27,092,908
Retail sales $2,979,433 2nd $14,202,083 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $16,103 3rd $16,421 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $463,723 2nd $1,910,770 $613,795,732

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