Rehoboth Beach, DE

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2021 Population
1,392
12.3% 1-year decline
US Senator
Tom Carper
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Coons
Democratic Party
US Representative
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
63.5
2.25% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
5.07%
112% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$137,783
17.7% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$1.19M
3.42% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Rehoboth Beach, DE had a population of 1.39k people with a median age of 63.5 and a median household income of $137,783. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Rehoboth Beach, DE declined from 1,588 to 1,392, a −12.3% decrease and its median household income grew from $117,083 to $137,783, a 17.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rehoboth Beach, DE are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.9%), White (Hispanic) (1.87%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.8%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.51%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.29%).

None of the households in Rehoboth Beach, 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.

97.8% of the residents in Rehoboth Beach, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Rehoboth Beach, DE was $1.19M, and the homeownership rate was 85.2%.

Most people in Rehoboth Beach, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Rehoboth Beach, DE was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: Rehoboth Beach is a city along the Delaware Beaches in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Rehoboth Beach, DE is home to a population of 1.39k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 8.12% of Rehoboth Beach, DE residents were born outside of the country (113 people).

In 2021, there were 49.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.29k people) in Rehoboth Beach, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26 White (Hispanic) and 25 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.8%
2021 Citizenship
98.5%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 97.8% of Rehoboth Beach, DE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Rehoboth Beach, DE was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rehoboth Beach, DE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.29k ± 178
  2. White (Hispanic)
    26 ± 22
  3. Two+ (Hispanic)
    25 ± 29.8
3.88%
Hispanic Population
54 people

In 2021, there were 49.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.29k people) in Rehoboth Beach, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26 White (Hispanic) and 25 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.88% of the people in Rehoboth Beach, DE are hispanic (54 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

8.12%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
113 people
7.75%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
123 people

As of 2021, 8.12% of Rehoboth Beach, DE residents (113 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rehoboth Beach, DE was 7.75%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    43 ± 29
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 16
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 20

Rehoboth Beach, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.69 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Rehoboth Beach, DE employs 673 people. The largest industries in Rehoboth Beach, DE are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (128 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (75 people), and Public Administration (62 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($161,875), Wholesale Trade ($130,250), and Finance & Insurance ($103,214).

Occupations

673
2021 Value
± 105
−10%
1 Year decline
± 24.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Rehoboth Beach, DE declined at a rate of −10%, from 748 employees to 673 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rehoboth Beach, DE, are Management Occupations (177 people), Sales & Related Occupations (103 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (67 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rehoboth Beach, DE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

673
2021 Value
± 105
−10%
1 Year decline
± 24.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Rehoboth Beach, DE declined at a rate of −10%, from 748 employees to 673 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rehoboth Beach, DE, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (128 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (75 people), and Public Administration (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rehoboth Beach, DE, though some of these residents may live in Rehoboth Beach, 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

$103,977
Median earning men ± $50,941
$34,219
Median earning women ± $5,769

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Manufacturing ($161,563), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($157,813), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($137,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($167,813), Other Services Except Public Administration ($77,813), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($39,063).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Delaware to other states, or from other states to Delaware.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $12.3B
  2. $5.7B
  3. $5.06B

In 2020, the top outbound Delaware product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $12.3B, followed by Mixed freight ($5.7B) and Plastics/rubber ($5.06B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Delaware products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$61.7B
2020 Value in Delaware
$143B
Projected 2050 Value in Delaware
132% growth

In 2020, total outbound Delaware trade was $61.7B. This is expected to increase 132% to $143B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Delaware trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Delaware to other states, or from other states to Delaware.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $9.01B
  2. $4.85B
  3. $4.34B

In 2020, the top outbound Delaware domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Pennsylvania with $9.01B, followed by New Jersey with $4.85B and Ohio and $4.34B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Delaware shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.991%).

Tom Carper and Chris Coons 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.

Rehoboth Beach, DE is currently represented by Lisa Blunt Rochester in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Delaware

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Tom Carper
Senator from Delaware1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001
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.

Tom Carper and Chris Coons 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 Representatives from Rehoboth Beach, DE

Lisa Blunt Rochester
Delaware at-large Representative
Democratic Party

Rehoboth Beach, DE is currently represented by Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic Party).

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

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.564% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.617% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (240k), Some college (163k), and Bachelors Degree (141k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Rehoboth Beach, DE was $1.19M in 2021, which is 4.85 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $1.15M to $1.19M, a 3.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Rehoboth Beach, DE is 85.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Rehoboth Beach, DE have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rehoboth Beach, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$1.19M
Median Property Value 2021
±$98,479
$663
Median Property Taxes
±$95

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

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

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Rent vs Own

85.2%
Homeownership
2021
69.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 85.2% of the housing units in Rehoboth Beach, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Rehoboth Beach, DE colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$137,783
Median Household Income
± $10,711
778
Number of Households
± 101

In 2021, the median household income of the 778 households in Rehoboth Beach, DE grew to $137,783 from the previous year's value of $117,083.

The following chart displays the households in Rehoboth Beach, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rehoboth Beach, DE is from Delaware.
0.465
2021 Wage GINI in Delaware
0.462
2020 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2021, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.595% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (56%)
  2. Worked At Home (28.1%)
  3. Walked (4.98%)

In 2021, 56% of workers in Rehoboth Beach, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.1%) and those who walked to work (4.98%).

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

28.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rehoboth Beach, DE have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.62% of the workforce in Rehoboth Beach, 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 Rehoboth Beach, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rehoboth Beach, DE have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

5.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rehoboth Beach, DE (70 out of 1.38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rehoboth Beach, DE is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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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97.4% of the population of Rehoboth Beach, DE has health coverage, with 39.5% on employee plans, 4.45% on Medicaid, 34.9% on Medicare, 18.3% on non-group plans, and 0.216% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sussex County, DE see 1697 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.08% increase from the previous year (1615 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4393 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 488 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,697 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sussex County, DE

Primary care physicians in Sussex County, DE see an average of 1,697 patients per year. This represents a 5.08% increase from the previous year (1,615 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Sussex County, DE in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 6.11% under 18 years, 6.82% between 18 and 34 years, 43.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 43.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.59%
Uninsured
39.5%
Employer Coverage
4.45%
Medicaid
34.9%
Medicare
18.3%
Non-Group
0.216%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rehoboth Beach, DE declined by 52.8% from 5.48% to 2.59%.

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

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