CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Selbyville

Delaware · 1,335 residents · 3.59 sq mi

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Selbyville is a city of 1,335 people in Delaware. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 36.4, about 3 years above the US median. Households here earn about 23% less than in Delaware as a whole. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 19% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,335

−19%vs 2000

vs 1,645 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−1%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.59 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(88)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(76)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(82)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(70)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(99)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(227)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(181)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(142)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(137)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(141)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(73)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,850

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,381

−27%vs 2000

vs $16,965 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$77,700

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$379

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $432 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.1%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.8% in 2000

27.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.2%(1,023)

Black15.1%(249)

Hispanic / Latino21.1%(347)

Asian0.6%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.1%(1,043)

Black19.3%(258)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(15)

Asian1.4%(19)

Other1.1%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.8%(336)

Central American10.1%(312)

Guatemalan5.7%(178)

Honduran4.3%(134)

Puerto Rican0.5%(17)

Dominican0.4%(13)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.3%(8)

Laotian0.1%(3)

Ancestry

Irish22.9%(709)

English16.3%(506)

German12.1%(375)

Italian7.4%(228)

American4.7%(147)

Polish4.7%(145)

Arab2.6%(82)

Scottish2.2%(67)

Ukrainian1.1%(35)

French1%(32)

Palestinian0.9%(28)

Portuguese0.8%(24)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(15)

Norwegian0.5%(14)

Swedish0.4%(13)

Czech0.3%(9)

Slovak0.2%(7)

Lithuanian0.2%(6)

Swiss0.2%(5)

Austrian0%(1)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.1%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.9%(407)

Married57.9%(763)

Widowed1.8%(24)

Divorced9.4%(124)

Women 15+

Never married33.1%(449)

Married45%(610)

Widowed11.1%(151)

Divorced10.7%(145)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.3%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 23.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.3%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.5%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)2.2%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.7%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(72)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 180 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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