Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $578 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $382 (0.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sussex County is $572 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $635 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $869 a month.
Cities in this county include: Milford
, Seaford
, Georgetown
, Laurel
, Lewes
, Rising Sun-Lebanon
, Millsboro
, Milton
, Selbyville
, Long Neck
.
2005 air pollution in Sussex County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.112 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Kent County
, Caroline County, Maryland
, Dorchester County, Maryland
, Wicomico County, Maryland
, Worcester County, Maryland
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sussex County: Davis
Landing
(A),
Strawberry Landing
(B),
Cabbage Corner
(C),
The Point Farm
(D),
Tinks Landing
(E),
Camp Barnes
(F),
Camp Otonka
(G),
US 13 Dragway
(H),
Angola
(I),
Angola Grange
(J),
Black Duck Point
(K),
Woodland Ferry
(L),
Delaware International Raceway
(M),
Workmans Corners
(N),
Carey Camp
(O),
Delmarva Christian Camp
(P),
Delmarva Raceway
(Q),
Dickerson Manor
(R),
Ellis Wharf
(S),
Fenwick Island Lighthouse
(T)
Shopping Center: Midway
Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Sussex County include: Saint
John American Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
(A),
Saint Georges United Methodist Church
(B),
Saint Georges Church
(C),
Saint George Church
(D),
Saint Edmonds Catholic Church
(E),
Greenwood Mennonite Church
(F),
Roxana Wesleyan Church
(G),
Roxana Methodist Church
(H),
Gumboro Fellowship Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Cokesbury
Cemetery
(1),
Woodland Cemetery
(2),
Betts Cemetery
(3),
New Market Cemetery
(4),
Hazzard Cemetery
(5),
Old Field Cemetery
(6),
Beaverdam Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mulberry
Pond
(A),
Bennett Pond
(B),
Streak Ponds
(C),
Ingram Pond
(D),
Noah Pond
(E),
Salt Pond
(F),
Sally Burton Ponds
(G),
Logwood Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horse
Pound Swamp Ditch
(A),
Saunders Branch
(B),
Savannah Ditch
(C),
Polk Branch
(D),
Old Forge Branch
(E),
Raccoon Ditch
(F),
New Ditch
(G),
Raccoon Prong
(H),
Houston-Thorogood Ditch
(I)
Parks in Sussex County include: Prime
Hook State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Gordon Pond Wildlife Area
(2),
Holts Landing State Park
(3),
Nanticoke Park Wildlife Area
(4),
Riverdale Park
(5),
Delaware Seashore State Park
(6),
Assawoman Bay State Wildlife Area
(7),
Phillips Landing Recreation Area
(8),
Holts Landing State Park
(9)
Beaches: Old
Inlet Beach
(A),
Joy Beach
(B),
Fowler Beach
(C),
Whiskey Beach
(D),
Primehook Beach
(E),
Indian Beach
(F)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 5,455
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,007 (31% naturalized citizens)
| Sussex
County: |
4.5% | | Whole
state: | 5.7% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 2,130
- 1990
to 1994: 1,719
- 1985
to 1989: 1,077
- 1980
to 1984: 385
- 1975
to 1979: 256
- 1970
to 1974: 203
- 1970
to 1974: 221
- 1965
to 1969: 1,016
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Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 55,171
- One,
attached: 4,501
- Two:
1,362
- 3
or 4: 1,476
- 5
to 9: 2,562
- 10
to 19: 1,229
- 20
or more: 2,357
- Mobile
homes: 23,817
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 595
Housing units in Sussex County with a mortgage: 21,242 (2,166 second mortgage, 2,942 home equity loan, 99 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,666 Agriculture
in Sussex County
Average size of farms: 216 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $352769
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $325.69
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.11%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.25%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $260795
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.94%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $112411
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 29.79%
Corn for grain: 100417 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 20959 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 86229 harvested acres
Vegetables: 21732 harvested acresSussex
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Delaware state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/12/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(19%)
- Food
(8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
|
Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Food
(5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005:
|
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(22%)
- Guatemala
(21%)
- Haiti
(14%)
- Germany
(4%)
- United
Kingdom (4%)
- Canada
(3%)
- Philippines
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Sussex County:
|
- English
(15%)
- United
States or American (14%)
- Irish
(13%)
- German
(12%)
- Italian
(6%)
- Polish
(3%)
- Scottish
(2%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 54,173 (80%)
- Carpooled:
8,431 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 331 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 14 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 74 (0%)
- Railroad:
4 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
11 (0%)
- Taxi:
11 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
9 (0%)
- Bicycle:
248 (0%)
- Walked:
1,528 (2%)
- Other
means: 483 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 2,806 (4%)
|
People
in group quarters in Sussex County, Delaware
- 1094
people in state prisons
- 1069
people in nursing homes
- 434
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 337
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 258
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 99
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 52
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 30
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 26
people in other group homes
- 14
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 9
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 8
people in religious group quarters
- 5
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,736.
7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,947 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.10% | | Delaware
average: |
6.10% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($184 average AGI)
| Sussex
County: |
0.07% | | Delaware
average: | 0.14% |
1.62% relocated from other counties in Delaware ($11,836 average AGI)
5.41% relocated from other states ($43,927 average AGI)
| Sussex
County: |
5.41% | | Delaware
average: |
4.84% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
New Castle County, DE
|
0.87% ($62,931 average AGI) |
| from
Wicomico County, MD
|
0.36% ($40,402) |
| from
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.25% ($64,047) |
| from
Worcester County, MD
|
0.23% ($38,099) |
| from
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.23% ($113,369) |
| from
Baltimore County, MD
|
0.20% ($53,341) |
| from
Prince George's County, MD
|
0.18% ($61,393) |
4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,334 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.72% | | Delaware
average: | 5.32% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)
| Sussex
County: |
0.03% | | Delaware
average: | 0.10% |
1.32% relocated to other counties in Delaware ($9,861 average AGI)
3.36% relocated to other states ($30,207 average AGI)
| Sussex
County: |
3.36% | | Delaware
average: | 4.09% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Kent County, DE
|
0.91% ($35,501 average AGI) |
| to
Wicomico County, MD
|
0.41% ($32,937) |
| to
Worcester County, MD
|
0.15% ($35,098) |
| to
Baltimore County, MD
|
0.09% ($40,362) |
| to
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.07% ($55,957) |
| to
Caroline County, MD
|
0.06% ($28,179) |
| to
Dorchester County, MD
|
0.06% ($21,297) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6
Births
per 1000 population in Sussex County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Sussex County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Sussex County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 34,565 (30,270 aged, 4,295 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 153,169
- In
family households: 130,551 (34,074 male householders, 10,016 female householders)
35,295
spouses, 40,270 children (36,786 natural, 913 adopted, 2,571 stepchildren), 3,180 grandchildren, 926 brothers or sisters, 1,066 parents, 2,200 other relatives, 3,524 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 22,618 (7,979 male householders (6,090 living alone)), 10,513 female householders (9,098 living alone)), 4,126 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 3,469 (2,989 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 22,066 2-persons, 9,443 3-persons, 7,278 4-persons, 3,444 5-persons, 1,171 6-persons, 688 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 15,188 1-person, 2,820 2-persons, 303 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
21,384 married couples with children.
9,301 single-parent households (2,042 men, 7,259 women).
92.9% of residents of Sussex County speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,039,258,000 ($6035 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $45,263,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $580,493,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $212,548,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,249,000
Federal grants: $181,258,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,397,000 ($6,589,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $43,313,000 ($13,118,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,204,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $63,134,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,692,820,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,889
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 9,431
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,867
| Here: |
+11 per 1000 residents | | State: | +13
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +16,923
| Here: |
+96 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+33 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Sussex County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.60 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 4,123
- 1995
to 1998: 10,941
- 1990
to 1994: 11,832
- 1980
to 1989: 22,089
- 1970
to 1979: 17,032
- 1960
to 1969: 9,108
- 1950
to 1959: 6,250
- 1940
to 1949: 4,033
- 1939
or earlier: 7,662
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Sussex County, Delaware: |
- 1
room: 23
- 2
rooms: 250
- 3
rooms: 1,013
- 4
rooms: 5,118
- 5
rooms: 11,123
- 6
rooms: 13,072
- 7
rooms: 9,780
- 8
rooms: 5,466
- 9
or more rooms: 4,660
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Sussex County, Delaware: |
- 1
room: 112
- 2
rooms: 734
- 3
rooms: 1,472
- 4
rooms: 3,175
- 5
rooms: 2,943
- 6
rooms: 1,654
- 7
rooms: 1,033
- 8
rooms: 554
- 9
or more rooms: 395
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sussex County:
|
- no
bedroom: 74
- 1
bedroom: 854
- 2
bedrooms: 11,309
- 3
bedrooms: 29,744
- 4
bedrooms: 7,211
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,313
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Sussex County:
|
- no
bedroom: 152
- 1
bedroom: 2,192
- 2
bedrooms: 4,931
- 3
bedrooms: 3,923
- 4
bedrooms: 703
- 5
or more bedrooms: 171
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Sussex County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,993
- 1
vehicle: 15,467
- 2
vehicles: 22,939
- 3
vehicles: 7,546
- 4
vehicles: 1,884
- 5
or more vehicles: 676
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Sussex County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,645
- 1
vehicle: 5,666
- 2
vehicles: 3,636
- 3
vehicles: 838
- 4
vehicles: 177
- 5
or more vehicles: 110
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59% of Sussex County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Delaware.
| Sussex
County: |
59.5% | | State
average: |
57.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 71723
- Northeast:
31979
- Midwest:
4538
- South:
38467
- West:
1768
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $110,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(37%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Utility
gas (4%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(45%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Utility
gas (8%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,163
| Here: |
7.2% | | Delaware: | 17.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 474
| Here: |
5.7% | | Delaware: | 14.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 665
| Here: |
14.8% | | Delaware: | 21.4% |
Sussex
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $138,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,599,000
- Charges
- Sewerage: $24,204,000
All Other: $7,152,000
Regular Highways: $1,435,000
- Construction
- Sewerage: $48,057,000
General: $3,082,000
- Current
Operations - Sewerage: $7,513,000
Health Services - Other: $6,538,000
General - Other: $4,843,000
Central Staff Services: $4,145,000
Libraries: $3,361,000
Financial Administration: $3,291,000
Fire Protection: $2,496,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,489,000
Police Protection: $1,451,000
General Public Buildings: $1,415,000
Regular Highways: $1,045,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $940,000
Water Utilities: $611,000
Natural Resources - Other: $283,000
Air Transportation: $250,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $113,000
Welfare - Other: $111,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $964,000
All Other: $230,000
General Support: $11,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $6,696,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $10,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $23,665,000
Water Utilities: $961,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $129,738,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $24,029,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $28,716,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $643,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $119,930,000
Industrial Revenue: $21,165,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,500,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,121,000
Water Utilities: $318,000
- Miscellaneous
- Special Assessments: $15,114,000
Interest Earnings: $3,028,000
General Revenue, NEC: $435,000
Rents: $209,000
Property Sale Other: $16,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,137,000
Health - Other: $430,000
Central Staff: $68,000
Financial Administration: $38,000
General Public Building: $29,000
Regular Highways: $29,000
Water Utilities: $14,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $4,000
Air Transportation: $3,000
Police Protection: $2,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $99,541,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $812,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,131,000
End of Fiscal Year: $881,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $21,165,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $3,504,000
All Other: $1,205,000
Housing & Community Development: $328,000
- Tax
- NEC: $33,823,000
Property: $9,577,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $15,185,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $58,000
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