Millsboro, DE

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2024 Population
7,424
US Senator
Chris Coons
Democratic Party
US Senator
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic Party
US Representative
Sarah McBride
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.5
4.59% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.31%
13.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$78,707
1.23% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$332,600
12% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,518
9.8% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Millsboro, 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.

94.9% of the residents in Millsboro, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Millsboro, DE was $332,600, and the homeownership rate was 67.8%.

Most people in Millsboro, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Millsboro, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Millsboro, DE is home to a population of 7.42k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.6% of Millsboro, DE residents were born outside of the country (938 people).

In 2024, there were 3.72 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.62k people) in Millsboro, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.24k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 534 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%
2024 Citizenship
96.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Millsboro, DE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Millsboro, DE was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Millsboro, DE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.62k ± 503
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.24k ± 384
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    534 ± 461
10.4%
Hispanic Population
769 people

In 2024, there were 3.72 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.62k people) in Millsboro, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.24k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 534 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.4% of the people in Millsboro, DE are hispanic (769 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Delaware.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    15,383 ± 3,022 people
  2. India
    11,725 ± 2,643 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

12.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
938 people
9.59%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
686 people

As of 2024, 12.6% of Millsboro, DE residents (938 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 Millsboro, DE was 9.59%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    253 ± 113
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    45 ± 50
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    35 ± 32

Millsboro, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Millsboro, DE employs 3.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Millsboro, DE were Educational Services (682 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (564 people), and Retail Trade (500 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($95,925), Finance & Insurance ($80,675), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,504).

Employment

Occupations

3.52k
2024 Value
± 552
9.8%
1 Year growth
± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Millsboro, DE grew at a rate of 9.8%, from 3.2k employees to 3.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Millsboro, DE, are Sales & Related Occupations (598 people), Management Occupations (486 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (447 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Millsboro, DE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.52k
2024 Value
± 552
9.8%
1 Year growth
± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Millsboro, DE grew at a rate of 9.8%, from 3.2k employees to 3.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Millsboro, DE, are Educational Services (682 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (564 people), and Retail Trade (500 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Millsboro, DE, though some of these residents may live in Millsboro, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,845
Median earning men ± $7,640
$44,767
Median earning women ± $10,186

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($74,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,968), and Retail Trade ($62,721).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($95,714), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,448), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,233).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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.

Millsboro, 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

Voting results are not available for Millsboro, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

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Chris Coons
Senator from Delaware2
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 Delaware1
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.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Millsboro, DE

Sarah McBride
District at-large Representative
Democratic Party

Millsboro, 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 Millsboro, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Millsboro, DE was $332,600 in 2024, which is 1 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $297,000 to $332,600, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Millsboro, DE is 67.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Millsboro, DE have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Millsboro, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$332,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,528
$2,220
Median Property Taxes
±$406

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 Millsboro, DE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

67.8%
Homeownership
2024
73.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.8% of the housing units in Millsboro, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,707
Median Household Income
± $7,518
3.28k
Number of Households
± 481

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.28k households in Millsboro, DE grew to $78,707 from the previous year's value of $77,750.

The following chart displays the households in Millsboro, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Millsboro, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.1%)
  3. Carpooled (6.97%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Millsboro, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.97%).

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.

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Commute Time

33 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Millsboro, DE have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.87% of the workforce in Millsboro, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Millsboro, DE (599 out of 7.21k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Millsboro, DE is Hispanic, followed by Other and Black.

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.

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Health

93.5% of the population of Millsboro, DE has health coverage, with 35.3% on employee plans, 18% on Medicaid, 18.1% on Medicare, 21% on non-group plans, and 1.12% 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, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.5% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.49%
Uninsured
35.3%
Employer Coverage
18%
Medicaid
18.1%
Medicare
21%
Non-Group
1.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Millsboro, DE grew by 3.91% from 6.25% to 6.49%.

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

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