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Frankford, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Frankford is a Census town of 1,215 people across 1.16 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $77,206, 60.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Frankford
What Frankford is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,047 plus or minus 389
- 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.
Frankford
How many people live in Frankford
- Population1,215 plus or minus 451
- Median age38.8 plus or minus 10.8
- Population under 18366 plus or minus 172
- Share under 1830.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over207 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent
- Households332 plus or minus 98
- Family households277 plus or minus 99
- Share of households that are families83.4 percent plus or minus 16.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Frankford
- Median household income$77,206 plus or minus $24,218
- Per capita income$27,271 plus or minus $7,925
- Civilian labor force638 plus or minus 243
- Employed637 plus or minus 243
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Adults 25 and over752 plus or minus 246
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher63.4 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Frankford
- Housing units389 plus or minus 102
- Occupied units332 plus or minus 98
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate14.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied201 plus or minus 76
- Renter occupied131 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate60.5 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$315,000 plus or minus $95,547
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,072 plus or minus $457
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Single family units326 plus or minus 100
- Share single family83.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more40 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more10.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Frankford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute582 plus or minus 237
- Commuting under 15 minutes173 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.7 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more123 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.1 percent
- Drove alone72.4 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Carpooled20.8 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Frankford
SBA loans in Frankford (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$2,535,300
- Average approval$169,020
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported95
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Frankford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Frankford
Flood risk in Frankford
- NFIP communityTown of Frankford
- NFIP community number100037
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The Town of Frankford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100037 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 Frankford
Sussex County context, not Frankford 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 Frankford.
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
Frankford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Frankford, Delaware?
1,215, in 332 households. Frankford town covers 1.16 square miles of land, which is 1,047 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Frankford 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 Frankford?
$77,206. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $315,000. Median gross rent is $1,072 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Frankford businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Frankford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Frankford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Frankford. Only 2 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 Frankford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Frankford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Frankford, town of, community 100037, 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 Frankford 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 Frankford.
Is zoning published for Frankford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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