HomeDelawareSussex CountyBethany Beach
Bethany Beach, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Bethany Beach is a Census town of 905 people across 1.15 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $117,159, 93.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $930,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethany Beach
What Bethany Beach is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.15 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land788
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethany Beach
How many people live in Bethany Beach
- Population905
- Median age66.3
- Population under 1839 plus or minus 23
- Share under 184.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Population 65 and over488
- Share 65 and over53.9 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Households461
- Family households291
- Share of households that are families63.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethany Beach
Income and work in Bethany Beach
- Median household income$117,159
- Per capita income$100,979 plus or minus $22,527
- Civilian labor force348 plus or minus 77
- Employed342 plus or minus 73
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over811
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher66.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethany Beach
Housing in Bethany Beach
- Housing units2,605
- Occupied units461
- Vacant units2,144
- Vacancy rate82.3 percent
- Owner occupied432
- Renter occupied29 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate93.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$720,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,375 plus or minus $705
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.1 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units2,528
- Share single family97.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more77 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more3.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethany Beach
How Bethany Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute221 plus or minus 65
- Commuting under 15 minutes96 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.4 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more39 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone49.1 percent
- Carpooled2.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked6.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Worked from home35.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethany Beach
SBA loans in Bethany Beach (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$930,000
- Average approval$103,333
- Median approval$80,000
- Largest approval$250,000
- Jobs supported46
- Jobs per approval5.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises11.1 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethany Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bethany Beach
Flood risk in Bethany Beach
- NFIP communityTown of Bethany Beach
- NFIP community number105083
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The Town of Bethany Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 105083 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sussex County, not Bethany Beach
Sussex County context, not Bethany Beach figures
- Establishments in Sussex County6,411
- Covered employment, Sussex County94,273
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$55,078
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County4,354
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bethany Beach.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bethany Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bethany Beach, Delaware?
905, in 461 households. Bethany Beach town covers 1.15 square miles of land, which is 788 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bethany Beach in?
Sussex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bethany Beach?
$117,159. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $720,900. Median gross rent is $1,375 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bethany Beach businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $930,000 since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $80,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethany Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bethany Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bethany Beach. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bethany Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bethany Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bethany Beach, town of, community 105083, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bethany Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sussex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bethany Beach.
Is zoning published for Bethany Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
Nearby