COMPARING TWO PLACES
Modest Town vs Seaford
PLACE A
Modest, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Seaford, Delaware
Modest Town is 97% smaller than Seaford. Modest Town earns more, with a median household income $49,393 higher. Seaford has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -19%).
MODEST TOWNSEAFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population2659,165−97% vs Seaford
Population density4491,796−1,346
Population growth-19.5%14.9%−34.3 pts
Median age41.041.1−0.1
Male58.1%45.3%+12.8 pts
Female41.9%54.7%−12.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%49.0%+42.0 pts
Black0.0%22.4%−22.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other9.1%15.0%−5.9 pts
Median household income$103,409$54,016+$49,393
Per capita income$19,595$29,868−$10,273
Poverty rate5.7%18.8%−13.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2940.444−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%15.3%−8.5 pts
Graduate degree6.8%7.1%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%13.1%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation71.6%63.9%+7.7 pts
Median home value$183,000$224,300−$41,300
Median gross rent–$1,176–
Owner-occupied40.7%49.5%−8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%10.0%−10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households29.4%50.3%−20.8 pts
Average commute–28.1–
Worked from home0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024