Sussex West PUMA, DE

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2023 Population

123,675

3.4% 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

39.6

2.46% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

15.4%

1.83% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$66,803

6.47% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$263,000

8.45% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

53,495

10.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Sussex West PUMA, DE had a population of 124k people with a median age of 39.6 and a median household income of $66,803. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sussex West PUMA, DE grew from 119,605 to 123,675, a 3.4% increase and its median household income grew from $62,743 to $66,803, a 6.47% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sussex West PUMA, DE are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Other (Hispanic) (6.42%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (4.9%), and White (Hispanic) (4.38%).

18.3% of the households in Sussex West PUMA, 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.

93.1% of the residents in Sussex West PUMA, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Sussex West PUMA, DE was $263,000, and the homeownership rate was 73%.

Most people in Sussex West PUMA, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Sussex West PUMA, DE was 2 cars per household.

Sussex West PUMA, DE borders Kent PUMA, DE, Sussex East PUMA, DE, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester & Kent Counties PUMA, MD, and Wicomico, Worcester & Somerset Counties--Salisbury City PUMA, MD.

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Population & Diversity

Sussex West PUMA, DE is home to a population of 124k people, from which 93.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 11.1% of Sussex West PUMA, DE residents were born outside of the country (13.7k people).

In 2023, there were 3.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (74.4k people) in Sussex West PUMA, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.95k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Sussex West PUMA, DE are Spanish (16,338 households), Haitian (2,092 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (290 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

61,890

Women

50.3%

61,161

Men

49.7%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 123,051 inhabitants, with 49.7% men, and 50.3% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Sussex West PUMA, DE.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

93.1%

2023 Citizenship

94%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93.1% of Sussex West PUMA, DE residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sussex West PUMA, DE was 94%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sussex West PUMA, DE

White (Non-Hispanic)
74.4k ± 1.97k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
20.2k ± 972
Other (Hispanic)
7.95k ± 1.37k

17.2%

Hispanic Population

21.3k people

17.2% of the people in Sussex West PUMA, DE are hispanic (21.3k people).

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

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Guatemala
4,120 ± 1,549 people
Mexico
2,272 ± 1,159 people
Haiti
1,819 ± 1,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Sussex West PUMA, DE was Guatemala, the natal country of 4,120 Sussex West PUMA, DE residents, followed by Mexico with 2,272 and Haiti with 1,819.

Foreign-Born Population

11.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

13.7k people

9.89%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

11.8k people

As of 2023, 11.1% of Sussex West PUMA, DE residents (13.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sussex West PUMA, DE was 9.89%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
16,338 households (14.2%)
Haitian
2,092 households (1.81%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
290 households (0.251%)

18.3% of the households in Sussex West PUMA, DE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. 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.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Sussex West PUMA, DE was Spanish. 14.2% of the households in Sussex West PUMA, DE reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,903 ± 397
Gulf War (2001-)
1,200 ± 257
Gulf War (1990s)
1,038 ± 284

Sussex West PUMA, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.42 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sussex West PUMA, DE employs 53.5k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Sussex West PUMA, DE were Construction (4,966 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,510 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,148 people), and the highest paying industries were Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($154,354), Offices of dentists ($151,840), and Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($147,788).

Males in Sussex West PUMA, DE have an average income that is 1.23 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,478. The income inequality in Sussex West PUMA, DE (measured using the Gini index) is 0.439, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

25,405

Women

47.5%

28,090

Men

52.5%

The workforce of Sussex West PUMA, DE in 2023 was 53,495 people, with 47.5% woman, and 52.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Sussex West PUMA, DE.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

53.5k

2023 Value

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sussex West PUMA, DE grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 48.6k employees to 53.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sussex West PUMA, DE, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,634 people), Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (1,611 people), and Registered nurses (1,553 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sussex West PUMA, 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

53.5k

2023 Value

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sussex West PUMA, DE grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 48.6k employees to 53.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sussex West PUMA, DE, are Construction (4,966 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,510 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sussex West PUMA, DE, though some of these residents may live in Sussex West PUMA, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,083

Median earning men ± $2,679

$35,603

Median earning women ± $1,488

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($77,530), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,908), and Public Administration ($62,259).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($81,250), Public Administration ($51,993), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,080).

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.

Sussex West PUMA, 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 Sussex West PUMA, 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 Sussex West PUMA, DE

Sarah McBride

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Sussex West PUMA, 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 Sussex West PUMA, 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

Measure

In 2023, 0.585% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.54% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Sussex West PUMA, DE in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (29.8k), Some college (17.9k), and Secondary Education (15.8k).

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 Sussex West PUMA, DE was $263,000 in 2023, which is 0.867 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $242,500 to $263,000, a 8.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Sussex West PUMA, DE is 73%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Sussex West PUMA, DE have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sussex West PUMA, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$263,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,153

$33,006

Median Property Taxes

±$1,422

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

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

Rent vs Own

73%

Homeownership

2023

70.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 73% of the housing units in Sussex West PUMA, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sussex West PUMA, 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.

$66,803

Median Household Income

± $3,494

45.2k

Number of Households

± 1,770

In 2023, the median household income of the 45.2k households in Sussex West PUMA, DE grew to $66,803 from the previous year's value of $62,743.

The following chart displays the households in Sussex West PUMA, 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

0.439

2023 Wage GINI in Sussex West PUMA, DE

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Sussex West PUMA, DE

In 2023, the income inequality in Sussex West PUMA, DE was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.688% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Sussex West PUMA, DE was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Sussex West PUMA, DE in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Sussex West PUMA, DE across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.7%)
Carpooled (9.17%)
Worked At Home (7.49%)

In 2023, 79.7% of workers in Sussex West PUMA, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.17%) and those who worked at home (7.49%).

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

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sussex West PUMA, DE have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.05% of the workforce in Sussex West PUMA, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sussex West PUMA, DE (18.6k out of 121k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sussex West PUMA, DE is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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

90.5% of the population of Sussex West PUMA, DE has health coverage, with 37.4% on employee plans, 25.7% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 0.917% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.8% increase from the previous year (1,332 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 309 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,356 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Delaware

Primary care physicians in Delaware see an average of 1,356 patients per year. This represents a 1.8% increase from the previous year (1,332 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.53%

Uninsured

37.4%

Employer Coverage

25.7%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

0.917%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sussex West PUMA, DE grew by 3.87% from 9.18% to 9.53%.

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