South Bethany Town, Delaware

South Bethany Town, Delaware is a town of the Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As per the 2000 census, town has a population of 492 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 526, making it Delaware's 23rd smallest. Its area is just over 0.53 miē (1.37 kmē), of which, 0.52 square miles (1.35 kmē) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 kmē) of it is water, it is the 24th smallest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 492 residents, 253 households, and 170 families in the town. The population density was 948.6 people per square mile (366.26/kmē), making it the 19th least densely populated town in Delaware. There were 1137 housing units at an average density of 2186.5 per square mile (844.21/kmē). The average household size was 1.94 persons, and the average family size was 2.32 persons. In the town Age distribution was 8.7% under the age of 18, 2% from 18 to 24, 14% from 25 to 44, 40% from 45 to 64, and 35.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males. The median age is 59.8 years, The median age of males was 60.8 years, for females the median age was 58.9 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 488 White, Black or African American, American Indian, 1 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 3 from two or more races and Ohter races.

South Bethany town Delaware Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
South Bethany town Delaware School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
South Bethany Town Delaware GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $67125, it is seventh wealthiest town by median household income in Delaware. The median income for a family in the town was $89666, making it the sixth highest town by median family income in Delaware. The per capita income for the town was $53624, it would be the third highest town by per capita income in the U.S. state of Delaware. The median income is $36364, Males have a median income of $52292 versus $21818 for females.

In 2000, 52 pupils and students, of which 28.85% are male and 71.15% are female, 10.57% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 0% nursery or pri school, 11.54% kindergarten, 30.77% elementary school, 25% high school and 32.69% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census492
April 2000 Estimate492
July 2000 Estimate493
July 2001 Estimate496
July 2002 Estimate501
July 2003 Estimate505
July 2004 Estimate507
July 2005 Estimate510
July 2006 Estimate512
July 2007 Estimate517
July 2008 Estimate526
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school0
Kindergarten66
Elementary school01616
High school6713
College or graduate school9817
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
South Bethany town, Delaware$67125$89666$53624
Sussex County, Delaware$39208$45203$20328
Delaware, United States$47381$55257$23305
United States$41994$50046$21587