Lewes City, Delaware

Lewes City is a city in the Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of 2000 the population was 2932. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3127, It is Delaware's 25th largest by population . The city extends throughout a territory of 4.29 square miles (11.11 square kilometre ), of which, 3.66 square miles (9.48 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.63 square miles (1.63 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 12th largest in terms of geographical size. It is ranks third in the size of its inland waterways in Delaware.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2932 residents, 1338 households, and 798 families in the city. The population density was 801.5 people per square mile (309.46/kmē), making it the 15th least densely populated city in Delaware. There were 2368 housing units at an average density of 647 per square mile (249.81/kmē). The average household size was 1.99 people, and the average family size was 2.53 people. Age range in the city was well distributed with 13.6% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 18% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.1 males. The median age of the city's population was 54.9 years, The median age of males was 52.5 years, for females the median age was 56.9 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 2560 White, 290 Black or African American, 4 American Indian, 30 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 26 from two or more races and 21 Ohter races.

Lewes city Delaware Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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Lewes city Delaware School Enrollment
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The median income for a household in the city was $48707, it is the 24th wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $59605, it would be the 17th highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Delaware. The per capita income for the city was $32685, making it the 12th wealthiest city by per capita income among the Delaware. The median income was $25130, Males have a median income of $28365 versus $20705 for females.

In 2000, 434 pupils and students, of which 36.18% are male and 63.82% are female, 14.8% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.22% nursery or pri school, 4.15% kindergarten, 34.33% elementary school, 26.5% high school and 28.8% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2932
April 2000 Estimate2918
July 2000 Estimate2924
July 2001 Estimate2942
July 2002 Estimate2966
July 2003 Estimate2991
July 2004 Estimate3013
July 2005 Estimate3036
July 2006 Estimate3048
July 2007 Estimate3081
July 2008 Estimate3127
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school161127
Kindergarten41418
Elementary school6386149
High school4768115
College or graduate school2798125
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lewes city, Delaware$48707$59605$32685
Sussex County, Delaware$39208$45203$20328
Delaware, United States$47381$55257$23305
United States$41994$50046$21587