Sussex County DE Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Sussex County DE Housing Affordability Index is 114 State of Delaware Housing Affordability Index is 119
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Sussex County DE Wealth Index is 122 State of Delaware Wealth Index is 110
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	244,427
Population in Households	241,502
Population in Familes	191,807
Population in Group Qrtrs	2,925
Population Density	261
Diversity Index¹	48

INCOME
Median Household Income	$60,533
Average Household Income	$85,227
Per Capita Income	$34,300
Wealth Index³	122

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	146,894 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	79,390 (54.0%)
Renter Occupied HU	18,929 (12.9%)
Vacant Housing Units	48,575 (33.1%)
Median Home Value	$285,315
Housing Affordability Index²	114

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	98,319
Average Household Size	2.46
Family Households	65,800
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Sussex County DE - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Sussex County to the other 3 counties and county equivalents in Delaware by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	2.35%	1.99%
Households	2.34%	1.98%
Families	2.22%	1.9%
Median Household Income		1.67%
Per Capita Income		2.48%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 2	67th
Population Density	# 3	33rd
Diversity Index	# 3	33rd
Median Household Income	# 2	67th
Per Capita Income	# 2	67th

Sussex County DE Information

Sussex County DE Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Sussex County DE - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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