COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ellendale vs Seaford
PLACE A
Ellendale, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Seaford, Delaware
Ellendale is 94% smaller than Seaford. Ellendale earns more, with a median household income $11,234 higher. Ellendale has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 15%).
ELLENDALESEAFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population5919,165−94% vs Seaford
Population density1,3911,796−405
Population growth27.8%14.9%+13.0 pts
Median age26.241.1−14.9
Male55.4%45.3%+10.1 pts
Female44.6%54.7%−10.1 pts
Foreign-born2.5%8.7%−6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.3%49.0%−13.7 pts
Black18.0%22.4%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino41.1%12.5%+28.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other5.7%15.0%−9.3 pts
Median household income$65,250$54,016+$11,234
Per capita income$21,828$29,868−$8,040
Poverty rate11.6%18.8%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%15.3%−1.2 pts
Graduate degree2.0%7.1%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%13.1%−12.3 pts
Labor force participation65.0%63.9%+1.1 pts
Median home value$269,500$224,300+$45,200
Median gross rent$878$1,176−$298
Owner-occupied80.0%49.5%+30.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.3%10.0%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households32.5%50.3%−17.8 pts
Average commute28.028.1−0.1
Worked from home6.5%6.3%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured6.6%10.1%−3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025