Compare Sussex County, DE vs Delaware (DE) vs United States

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Metric Sussex County, DE
County
Delaware (DE)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 255,626 1,021,191 334,922,499
Rent $1,238 $1,401 $1,413
Year built 1999 1987 1980
Household income $81,497 $84,954 $80,734
Per capita income $46,684 $45,375 $44,673
Poverty rate 10.9% 10.4% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.2% 3.7% 4.0%
Household size 2.4 2.5 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 47.9% 46.6% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 255,626 1,021,191 334,922,499
Adults over 25 193,708 723,044 230,807,303
Total households 106,441 402,038 129,227,496
Household size 2.4 2.5 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $81,497 $84,954 $80,734
Per capita income $46,684 $45,375 $44,673
Poverty rate 10.9% 10.4% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.2% 3.7% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 47.9% 46.6% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,238 $1,401 $1,413
Year built 1999 1987 1980
Households that rent 18.4% 27% 34.8%
Households that own 81.6% 73% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 6.1 6.2 5.5
Race
White 74.1% 59.9% 61%
Black 9.9% 21.9% 12.2%
Asian 1.3% 4.3% 6%
Two or more races 9% 8.8% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 11.5% 11% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 88.5% 89% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 86.6% 85% 84.9%
Commute time to work 27.0 min 26.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 13.4% 15% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 26.2% 25.5% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 29.8% 28.8% 26%
Some college or associate degree 11% 9.9% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 33% 35.8% 35.7%