COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mappsville vs Seaford
PLACE A
Mappsville, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Seaford, Delaware
Mappsville is 98% smaller than Seaford. Mappsville earns more, with a median household income $11,447 higher. Seaford has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -29%).
MAPPSVILLESEAFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population1869,165−98% vs Seaford
Population density2361,796−1,559
Population growth-29.3%14.9%−44.2 pts
Median age55.341.1+14.2
Male61.8%45.3%+16.5 pts
Female38.2%54.7%−16.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%49.0%−49.0 pts
Black100.0%22.4%+77.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.0%15.0%−15.0 pts
Median household income$65,463$54,016+$11,447
Per capita income$15,295$29,868−$14,573
Poverty rate61.8%18.8%+43.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2900.444−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%15.3%−15.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Labor force participation78.3%63.9%+14.3 pts
Median home value$13,300$224,300−$211,000
Median gross rent$930$1,176−$246
Owner-occupied60.2%49.5%+10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%10.0%−10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%50.3%+49.7 pts
Average commute18.028.1−10.1
Worked from home0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured25.8%10.1%+15.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024