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Slaughter Beach is a Census town of 408 people across 1.42 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $109,375, 97.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Slaughter Beach
What Slaughter Beach is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.42 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land287 plus or minus 143
- 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 Slaughter Beach
- Population408 plus or minus 203
- Median age68.0
- Population under 1812 plus or minus 18
- Share under 182.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over233 plus or minus 107
- Share 65 and over57.1 percent plus or minus 38.6
- Households230 plus or minus 110
- Family households144 plus or minus 94
- Share of households that are families62.6 percent plus or minus 27.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Slaughter Beach
- Median household income$109,375 plus or minus $106,896
- Per capita income$81,921 plus or minus $22,202
- Civilian labor force181 plus or minus 135
- Employed176 plus or minus 135
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over350 plus or minus 151
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent plus or minus 59.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.0 percent plus or minus 30.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Slaughter Beach
- Housing units382 plus or minus 104
- Occupied units230 plus or minus 110
- Vacant units152 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate39.8 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Owner occupied225 plus or minus 111
- Renter occupied5 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate97.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$757,400 plus or minus $161,879
- Single family units380 plus or minus 106
- Share single family99.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more0.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Slaughter Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute120 plus or minus 99
- Commuting under 15 minutes8 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes6.7 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more96 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more80.0 percent plus or minus 42.3
- Drove alone64.0 percent plus or minus 27.6
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home31.4 percent plus or minus 17.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Slaughter Beach
- NFIP communityTown of Slaughter Beach
- NFIP community number100050
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The Town of Slaughter Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100050 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 Slaughter Beach
Sussex County context, not Slaughter 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 Slaughter 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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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
Slaughter Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Slaughter Beach, Delaware?
408, in 230 households. Slaughter Beach town covers 1.42 square miles of land, which is 287 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Slaughter 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 Slaughter Beach?
$109,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $757,400. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Slaughter Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Slaughter Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Slaughter Beach, town of, community 100050, 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 Slaughter 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 Slaughter Beach.
Is zoning published for Slaughter Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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