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Slaughter Beach, Delaware

Town in Sussex County, Delaware · ZIP 19963

  • Sussex County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
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  • 247 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 248Households
  • $96,500Median household income
  • $770,800Median home value
  • 1ZIP codes

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Population, 2000 to 2020+10.1%
1902002102202000: 19820002010: 20720102020: 2182020198218
Population of Slaughter Beach at each census
CensusPopulation
2000198
2010207
2020218

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Slaughter Beach
Under $50k31.5%
$50k to $100k20.6%
$100k to $150k12.5%
$150k to $200k6.9%
$200k and over28.6%

Median household income $96,500 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Slaughter Beach
Owner occupied
206 units
Renter occupied
42 units
Vacancy rate
32.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Slaughter Beach compared with its county and state
Slaughter Beach compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureSlaughter BeachSussex CountyDelaware
Population431247,7991,005,872
Median household income$96,500$78,162$82,855
Median age65.151.441.5
Median home value$770,800$353,300$326,800
Bachelor’s degree or higher51.0%32.6%35.3%
Foreign-born residents2.1%8.4%10.4%
Owner-occupied homes83.1%81.3%72.3%
Mean commute to work40.5 minutes27.2 minutes26.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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