Selbyville, DE

Census Place

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2023 Population

3,005

3.37% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chris Coons

Democratic Party

US Senator

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Party

US Representative

Sarah McBride

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

50.8

17.6% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

3.83%

22.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$81,845

12.9% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$410,700

9.67% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,411

4.98% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Selbyville, DE had a population of 3.01k people with a median age of 50.8 and a median household income of $81,845. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Selbyville, DE grew from 2,907 to 3,005, a 3.37% increase and its median household income declined from $93,971 to $81,845, a −12.9% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Selbyville, DE are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (12%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.75%), Other (Hispanic) (6.16%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.632%).

None of the households in Selbyville, 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.

91.8% of the residents in Selbyville, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Selbyville, DE was $410,700, and the homeownership rate was 84.1%.

Most people in Selbyville, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Selbyville, DE was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Selbyville, DE is home to a population of 3.01k people, from which 91.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 12% of Selbyville, DE residents were born outside of the country (361 people).

In 2023, there were 6.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.19k people) in Selbyville, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 361 Two+ (Hispanic) and 233 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.8%

2023 Citizenship

95.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 91.8% of Selbyville, DE residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Selbyville, DE was 95.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Selbyville, DE

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.19k ± 322
Two+ (Hispanic)
361 ± 226
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
233 ± 140

18.5%

Hispanic Population

555 people

18.5% of the people in Selbyville, DE are hispanic (555 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Selbyville, DE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Mexico
13,667 ± 2,850 people
India
10,737 ± 2,530 people
Guatemala
6,256 ± 1,936 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 13,667 Delaware residents, followed by India with 10,737 and Guatemala with 6,256.

Foreign-Born Population

12%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

361 people

8.67%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

252 people

As of 2023, 12% of Selbyville, DE residents (361 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Selbyville, DE was 8.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
80 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
7 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 18

Selbyville, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 11.4 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Selbyville, DE employs 1.41k people. The largest industries in Selbyville, DE are Accommodation & Food Services (218 people), Construction (216 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (210 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($90,370), Educational Services ($58,133), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,313).

Males in Delaware have an average income that is 1.23 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,027. The income inequality in Delaware (measured using the Gini index) is 0.457, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.41k

2023 Value

± 305

−4.98%

1 Year decline

± 30.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Selbyville, DE declined at a rate of −4.98%, from 1.49k employees to 1.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Selbyville, DE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (249 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (192 people), and Production Occupations (161 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Selbyville, DE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.41k

2023 Value

± 305

−4.98%

1 Year decline

± 30.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Selbyville, DE declined at a rate of −4.98%, from 1.49k employees to 1.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Selbyville, DE, are Accommodation & Food Services (218 people), Construction (216 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (210 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Selbyville, DE, though some of these residents may live in Selbyville, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,658

Median earning men ± $9,971

$37,156

Median earning women ± $15,271

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($91,343), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,114), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($72,614), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,192), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,400).

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.

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.

Selbyville, 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 Selbyville, 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

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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 Selbyville, DE

Sarah McBride

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

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

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.491% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.598% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (239k), Some college (164k), and Bachelors Degree (147k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Selbyville, DE was $410,700 in 2023, which is 1.35 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $374,500 to $410,700, a 9.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Selbyville, DE is 84.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Selbyville, DE have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Selbyville, DE is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$410,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$37,524

$964

Median Property Taxes

±$200

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

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

Rent vs Own

84.1%

Homeownership

2023

67.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 84.1% of the housing units in Selbyville, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 514

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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

Household Income

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

$81,845

Median Household Income

± $21,400

1.15k

Number of Households

± 236

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.15k households in Selbyville, DE declined from $81,845 from the previous year's value of $93,971.

The following chart displays the households in Selbyville, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2022, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.73% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more 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.

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 2023

Drove Alone (83.9%)
Walked (5.91%)
Carpooled (5.27%)

In 2023, 83.9% of workers in Selbyville, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (5.91%) and those who carpooled to work (5.27%).

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

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Selbyville, DE have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.519% of the workforce in Selbyville, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Selbyville, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Selbyville, DE have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Selbyville, DE (114 out of 2.97k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

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

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

86.1% of the population of Selbyville, DE has health coverage, with 41% on employee plans, 12% on Medicaid, 23.2% on Medicare, 8.99% on non-group plans, and 0.965% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sussex County, DE see 1690 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.412% decrease from the previous year (1697 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4500 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 460 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,690 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sussex County, DE

Primary care physicians in Sussex County, DE see an average of 1,690 patients per year. This represents a 0.412% decrease from the previous year (1,697 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.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.2% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

13.9%

Uninsured

41%

Employer Coverage

12%

Medicaid

23.2%

Medicare

8.99%

Non-Group

0.965%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Selbyville, DE grew by 1.1% from 13.7% to 13.9%.

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

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