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Dagsboro, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Dagsboro is a Census town of 1,376 people across 1.44 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $60,607, 84.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dagsboro
What Dagsboro is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land957 plus or minus 302
- 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.
Dagsboro
How many people live in Dagsboro
- Population1,376 plus or minus 434
- Median age42.3 plus or minus 20.4
- Population under 18262 plus or minus 137
- Share under 1819.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over434 plus or minus 167
- Share 65 and over31.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households555 plus or minus 179
- Family households323 plus or minus 96
- Share of households that are families58.2 percent plus or minus 25.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dagsboro
Income and work in Dagsboro
- Median household income$60,607 plus or minus $15,665
- Per capita income$30,927
- Civilian labor force696 plus or minus 244
- Employed658 plus or minus 244
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over1,037 plus or minus 305
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dagsboro
Housing in Dagsboro
- Housing units582 plus or minus 186
- Occupied units555 plus or minus 179
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied467 plus or minus 168
- Renter occupied88 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate84.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$318,400 plus or minus $74,180
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,151
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units465 plus or minus 166
- Share single family79.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more97 plus or minus 54
- Share in buildings of two or more16.7 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dagsboro
How Dagsboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute593 plus or minus 234
- Commuting under 15 minutes180 plus or minus 136
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.4 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more288 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.6 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dagsboro
SBA loans in Dagsboro (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$3,401,200
- Average approval$261,631
- Median approval$110,000
- Largest approval$756,000
- Jobs supported99
- Jobs per approval7.6
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dagsboro, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Dagsboro
Flood risk in Dagsboro
- NFIP communityTown of Dagsboro
- NFIP community number100033
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The Town of Dagsboro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100033 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sussex County, not Dagsboro
Sussex County context, not Dagsboro 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 Dagsboro.
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
Dagsboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dagsboro, Delaware?
1,376, in 555 households. Dagsboro town covers 1.44 square miles of land, which is 957 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dagsboro 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 Dagsboro?
$60,607. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $318,400. Median gross rent is $1,151 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dagsboro businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $3.4 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $110,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dagsboro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dagsboro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dagsboro. Only 5 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 Dagsboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dagsboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dagsboro, town of, community 100033, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Dagsboro 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 Dagsboro.
Is zoning published for Dagsboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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