With 401 people, Fenwick Island is a city in Delaware. At a median age of 66.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,394,700. 95% of homes are owner-occupied. 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $113,125, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 66.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 170%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fenwick Island
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$486,734 → $1,394,700(+187%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.1% → 56.8%(+33.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population182 → 401(+120%)US over the same years: +35%
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era58.3%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.3%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.2%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 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
Fenwick Island, decade by decade
Fenwick Island 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
182
$87,002
$486,734
23.1%
0.0
2000
342
$106,263
$516,075
37.7%
6.4
2010
379
$95,905
$1,275,149
42.0%
7.8
2020
343
$103,023
$1,090,229
49.9%
15.3
2024
401
$113,125
$1,394,700
56.8%
17.6
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.
