Dewey Beach is a city of 351 people in Delaware. The median age is 63.3, about 24 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 71% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $961,300, having more than tripled since 2000. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $105,625, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 63.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
71% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 145%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dewey Beach
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$39,275 → $105,625(+169%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree28.3% → 71.4%(+43.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants61.3% → 87.8%(+26.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.8%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era89.5%(17)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 19 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dewey Beach, decade by decade
Dewey Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
184
$39,275
$540,015
28.3%
11.8
2000
301
$144,769
$392,020
48.0%
23.9
2010
341
$103,098
$1,031,599
58.4%
23.2
2020
353
$117,031
$929,391
57.6%
15.0
2024
351
$105,625
$961,300
71.4%
5.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
