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Dewey Beach, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Dewey Beach is a Census town of 351 people across 0.33 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $105,625, 87.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dewey Beach
What Dewey Beach is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,061 plus or minus 233
- 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.
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How many people live in Dewey Beach
- Population351 plus or minus 77
- Median age63.3
- Population under 1822 plus or minus 19
- Share under 186.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over140 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over39.9 percent
- Households188 plus or minus 40
- Family households118 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dewey Beach
- Median household income$105,625 plus or minus $35,619
- Per capita income$97,418 plus or minus $24,186
- Civilian labor force149 plus or minus 46
- Employed145 plus or minus 44
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over315 plus or minus 67
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.0 percent plus or minus 28.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher71.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree43.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dewey Beach
- Housing units1,407
- Occupied units188 plus or minus 40
- Vacant units1,219
- Vacancy rate86.6 percent
- Owner occupied165 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied23 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate87.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$961,300 plus or minus $268,265
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,536 plus or minus $1,752
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.8 percent plus or minus 22.1
- Single family units649
- Share single family46.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more742
- Share in buildings of two or more52.7 percent
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dewey Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute94 plus or minus 36
- Commuting under 15 minutes46 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.9 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more44 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.8 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Drove alone57.3 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Worked from home34.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Dewey Beach (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,910,200
- Average approval$636,733
- Median approval$50,200
- Largest approval$1,850,000
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dewey Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Dewey Beach
- NFIP communityTown of Dewey Beach
- NFIP community number100056
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The Town of Dewey Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100056 and carries Community Rating System class 9, 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 Dewey Beach
Sussex County context, not Dewey 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 Dewey 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.
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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
Dewey Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dewey Beach, Delaware?
351, in 188 households. Dewey Beach town covers 0.33 square miles of land, which is 1,061 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dewey 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 Dewey Beach?
$105,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $961,300. Median gross rent is $2,536 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dewey Beach businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $50,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dewey Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dewey Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dewey Beach. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dewey Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dewey Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dewey Beach, town of, community 100056, carrying Community Rating System class 9, 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 Dewey 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 Dewey Beach.
Is zoning published for Dewey Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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