COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 508.01 vs Census Tract 502
PLACE A
Census Tract 508.01, Sussex County, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 502, Sussex County, Delaware
Census Tract 508.01 and Census Tract 502 are close in size. Census Tract 508.01 earns more, with a median household income $4,274 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 508.01CENSUS TRACT 502DIFFERENCE
Total population4,2124,239−1% vs Census Tract 502
Population density347104+244
Median age47.835.3+12.5
Male46.0%52.4%−6.4 pts
Female54.0%47.6%+6.4 pts
Foreign-born9.8%9.9%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.6%51.6%+19.0 pts
Black11.2%24.4%−13.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.1%21.3%−9.2 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other5.6%2.7%+2.9 pts
Median household income$73,906$69,632+$4,274
Per capita income$42,604$30,679+$11,925
Poverty rate9.6%13.1%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4970.370+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%12.8%+20.8 pts
Graduate degree18.0%3.7%+14.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%6.7%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation51.4%66.4%−15.0 pts
Median home value$359,600$240,600+$119,000
Median gross rent$1,118$1,198−$80
Owner-occupied78.9%84.3%−5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.5%3.9%+7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households50.7%38.0%+12.6 pts
Average commute29.327.7+1.6
Worked from home10.9%8.9%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured4.6%11.6%−7.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024