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Rehoboth Beach, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Rehoboth Beach is a Census city of 1,370 people across 1.18 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $137,500, 80.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rehoboth Beach
What Rehoboth Beach is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.18 sq mi
- Water area0.47 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,166
- 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 Rehoboth Beach
- Population1,370
- Median age62.9
- Population under 1893 plus or minus 59
- Share under 186.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over598
- Share 65 and over43.6 percent
- Households806
- Family households458
- Share of households that are families56.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rehoboth Beach
- Median household income$137,500
- Per capita income$122,417
- Civilian labor force720
- Employed672
- Unemployed48 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over1,261
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher70.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree32.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rehoboth Beach
- Housing units3,140
- Occupied units806
- Vacant units2,334
- Vacancy rate74.3 percent
- Owner occupied651
- Renter occupied155 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate80.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,486,100 plus or minus $445,489
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,307
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Single family units2,012
- Share single family64.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,112
- Share in buildings of two or more35.4 percent
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rehoboth Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute419 plus or minus 89
- Commuting under 15 minutes184 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.9 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more110 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Drove alone47.8 percent
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked8.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Worked from home37.2 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Rehoboth Beach (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$11,771,700
- Average approval$356,718
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$964,800
- Largest approval$1,834,500
- Jobs supported268
- Jobs per approval8.1
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full8
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more3.0 percent
- Share to franchises12.1 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rehoboth Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 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.
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SBA loans in Rehoboth Beach (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$4,766,000
- Average approval$1,191,500
- Median approval$1,140,000
- Largest approval$1,701,000
- Jobs supported40
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rehoboth Beach, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Rehoboth Beach
- NFIP communityCity of Rehoboth Beach
- NFIP community number105086
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The City of Rehoboth Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 105086 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 Rehoboth Beach
Sussex County context, not Rehoboth 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 Rehoboth 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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Common questions
Rehoboth Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware?
1,370, in 806 households. Rehoboth Beach city covers 1.18 square miles of land, which is 1,166 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rehoboth 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 Rehoboth Beach?
$137,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,486,100. Median gross rent is $1,307 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rehoboth Beach businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $11.8 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $4.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rehoboth Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rehoboth Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rehoboth Beach. Only 9 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 Rehoboth Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rehoboth Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rehoboth Beach, city of, community 105086, 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 Rehoboth 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 Rehoboth Beach.
Is zoning published for Rehoboth Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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