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Selbyville, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Selbyville is a Census town of 3,097 people across 3.86 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $75,592, 84.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Selbyville
What Selbyville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.86 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land802
- 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 Selbyville
- Population3,097
- Median age50.3 plus or minus 12.0
- Population under 18500 plus or minus 187
- Share under 1816.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Population 65 and over917 plus or minus 186
- Share 65 and over29.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households1,185
- Family households821
- Share of households that are families69.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Selbyville
- Median household income$75,592 plus or minus $19,782
- Per capita income$38,841
- Civilian labor force1,487
- Employed1,430
- Unemployed57 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over2,282
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Selbyville
- Housing units1,423
- Occupied units1,185
- Vacant units238 plus or minus 96
- Vacancy rate16.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied995
- Renter occupied190 plus or minus 122
- Ownership rate84.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$432,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,152 plus or minus $465
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Single family units1,310
- Share single family92.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more65 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes48 plus or minus 74
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Selbyville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,358
- Commuting under 15 minutes439 plus or minus 209
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.3 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more412 plus or minus 156
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Selbyville (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$2,569,500
- Average approval$285,500
- Median approval$391,000
- Largest approval$670,000
- Jobs supported73
- Jobs per approval8.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selbyville, 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.
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Flood risk in Selbyville
- NFIP communityTown of Selbyville
- NFIP community number100038
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The Town of Selbyville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100038 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 Selbyville
Sussex County context, not Selbyville 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 Selbyville.
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
Selbyville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Selbyville, Delaware?
3,097, in 1,185 households. Selbyville town covers 3.86 square miles of land, which is 802 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Selbyville 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 Selbyville?
$75,592. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $432,900. Median gross rent is $1,152 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Selbyville businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $391,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selbyville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Selbyville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Selbyville. 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 Selbyville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Selbyville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Selbyville, town of, community 100038, 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 Selbyville 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 Selbyville.
Is zoning published for Selbyville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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