Dagsboro, DE

Census Place

Add Comparison

2024 Population

1,376

US Senator

Chris Coons

Democratic Party

US Senator

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Party

US Representative

Sarah McBride

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.3

12.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.4%

38.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$60,607

5.67% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$318,400

11.7% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

658

1.7% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Dagsboro, DE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95% of the residents in Dagsboro, DE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dagsboro, DE are Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology (97 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Dagsboro, DE was $318,400, and the homeownership rate was 84.1%.

Most people in Dagsboro, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Dagsboro, DE was 2 cars per household.

United States Delaware Sussex County, DE Salisbury, MD-DE Sussex East PUMA, DE

Population & Diversity

Dagsboro, DE is home to a population of 1.38k people, from which 95% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.25% of Dagsboro, DE residents were born outside of the country (86 people).

In 2024, there were 5.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (919 people) in Dagsboro, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 173 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 120 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95%

2024 Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95% of Dagsboro, DE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dagsboro, DE was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dagsboro, DE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dagsboro, DE

White (Non-Hispanic)
919 ± 294
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
173 ± 111
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
120 ± 142

8.28%

Hispanic Population

114 people

8.28% of the people in Dagsboro, DE are hispanic (114 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dagsboro, DE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Delaware.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
15,383 ± 3,022 people
India
11,725 ± 2,643 people
Guatemala
6,344 ± 1,949 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 15,383 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,725 and Guatemala with 6,344.

Foreign-Born Population

6.25%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

86 people

4.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

55 people

As of 2024, 6.25% of Dagsboro, DE residents (86 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dagsboro, DE was 4.07%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dagsboro, DE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
21 ± 26
Gulf War (2001-)
8 ± 16
Korea
4 ± 14

Dagsboro, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.63 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dagsboro, DE.

Economy

The economy of Dagsboro, DE employs 658 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dagsboro, DE were Accommodation & Food Services (141 people), Construction (108 people), and Retail Trade (89 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,167), Transportation & Warehousing ($74,167), and Manufacturing ($73,750).

Employment

Occupations

658

2024 Value

± 188

1.7%

1 Year growth

± 38.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dagsboro, DE grew at a rate of 1.7%, from 647 employees to 658 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dagsboro, DE, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (136 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (107 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (73 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dagsboro, DE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Delaware (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

658

2024 Value

± 188

1.7%

1 Year growth

± 38.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dagsboro, DE grew at a rate of 1.7%, from 647 employees to 658 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dagsboro, DE, are Accommodation & Food Services (141 people), Construction (108 people), and Retail Trade (89 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dagsboro, DE, though some of these residents may live in Dagsboro, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,607

Median earning men ± $28,930

$41,414

Median earning women ± $5,374

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($87,188), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,167), and Public Administration ($71,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($86,071), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,167).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Y-Axis

2.43%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Delaware.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Dagsboro, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Dagsboro, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (56.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.904%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Chris Coons

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Dagsboro, DE

Sarah McBride

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Dagsboro, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Dagsboro, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Dagsboro, DE awarded 97 degrees. The student population of Dagsboro, DE in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3 male students and 70 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dagsboro, DE are White (51 and 52.6%), Black or African American (23 and 23.7%), Hispanic or Latino (15 and 15.5%), and Two or More Races (6 and 6.19%).

The largest universities in Dagsboro, DE by number of degrees awarded are Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology (97 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dagsboro, DE are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (60 and 61.9%), General Cosmetology (26 and 26.8%), and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (11 and 11.3%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 73 students enrolled in Dagsboro, DE, 4.11% men and 95.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 48 records, of which 97.9% were women and 2.08% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
60 degrees awarded
Nail Specialist & Manicurist
11 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Dagsboro, DE was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 60 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Dagsboro, DE according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

97 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology with 97 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 2 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dagsboro, DE, which is 0.0211 times less than the 95 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 51 degrees mean that there were 2.22 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 23 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dagsboro, DE was $318,400 in 2024, which is 0.957 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $285,000 to $318,400, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Dagsboro, DE is 84.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dagsboro, DE have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dagsboro, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$318,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$74,180

$467

Median Property Taxes

±$166

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dagsboro, DE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dagsboro, DE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.1%

Homeownership

2024

32.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.1% of the housing units in Dagsboro, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dagsboro, DE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,607

Median Household Income

± $15,665

555

Number of Households

± 176

In 2024, the median household income of the 555 households in Dagsboro, DE declined from $60,607 from the previous year's value of $64,250.

The following chart displays the households in Dagsboro, DE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dagsboro, DE is from Delaware.

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Delaware

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2023, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.24% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Delaware across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Carpooled (12.3%)
Worked At Home (6.47%)

In 2024, 80.6% of workers in Dagsboro, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.3%) and those who worked at home (6.47%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dagsboro, DE have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.337% of the workforce in Dagsboro, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dagsboro, DE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dagsboro, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dagsboro, DE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dagsboro, DE (142 out of 1.37k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dagsboro, DE is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.6% of the population of Dagsboro, DE has health coverage, with 34.4% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 25.6% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.45% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,356 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 296 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.8% were men and 58.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 27.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.8% were men and 58.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.4%

Uninsured

34.4%

Employer Coverage

14%

Medicaid

25.6%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

1.45%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dagsboro, DE declined by 10.6% from 15% to 13.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dagsboro, DE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Keep Exploring