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Sussex County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 156,638
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 2,269 / 1,961 / 17
Land Area (2000): 2,428.313 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 668.396 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 284,000.000 acres (1,149.064 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,312
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 54.60%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 10.70%
Farm earnings (2005): $212,839,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 473,000,000 / 29,000,000 / 13,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 11.40%
Physicians (2004): 376
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (437)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 37,256
Federal Spending (2004): $1,282,040

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	145,748	46.16%
Rural, Farm	7,374	2.34%
Rural, Non-farm	162,612	51.50%

Sussex County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Employment Information Back to top
Sussex County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	62,167	60,297	1,870	3.01%	30
1991	62,757	59,933	2,824	4.50%	45
1992	64,704	61,783	2,921	4.52%	46
1993	65,338	62,010	3,327	5.09%	51
1994	65,729	62,515	3,214	4.89%	49
1995	68,001	64,780	3,220	4.74%	48
1996	68,979	66,405	2,574	3.73%	37
1997	70,232	67,592	2,641	3.76%	38
1998	70,913	68,370	2,543	3.59%	36
1999	72,047	69,109	2,939	4.08%	41
2000	80,045	77,297	2,748	3.43%	35
2001	80,930	78,043	2,887	3.57%	36
2002	82,934	79,887	3,046	3.67%	37
2003	83,552	80,489	3,063	3.67%	37
2004	86,191	83,084	3,107	3.60%	36
2005	90,049	86,835	3,214	3.57%	36
2006	92,060	89,114	2,946	3.20%	32
2007	92,027	89,013	3,014	3.28%	33
2008	93,986	89,967	4,019	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	58,306	56,963	1,343	2.30%	23
Feb 1990	59,102	57,039	2,063	3.49%	35
Mar 1990	59,573	57,736	1,837	3.08%	31
Apr 1990	61,074	59,465	1,609	2.63%	26
May 1990	62,933	61,844	1,089	1.73%	17
Jun 1990	66,418	65,190	1,228	1.85%	18
Jul 1990	66,100	65,167	933	1.41%	14
Aug 1990	65,845	64,353	1,492	2.27%	23
Sep 1990	63,644	60,980	2,664	4.19%	42
Oct 1990	61,751	58,919	2,832	4.59%	46
Nov 1990	60,707	58,355	2,352	3.87%	39
Dec 1990	60,546	57,554	2,992	4.94%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	59,775	55,667	4,108	6.87%	69
Feb 1991	59,195	56,395	2,800	4.73%	47
Mar 1991	60,075	56,433	3,642	6.06%	61
Apr 1991	61,397	59,350	2,047	3.33%	33
May 1991	62,873	60,112	2,761	4.39%	44
Jun 1991	66,402	63,536	2,866	4.32%	43
Jul 1991	68,296	65,678	2,618	3.83%	38
Aug 1991	67,407	65,374	2,033	3.02%	30
Sep 1991	64,058	61,623	2,435	3.80%	38
Oct 1991	62,116	59,367	2,749	4.43%	44
Nov 1991	61,300	58,425	2,875	4.69%	47
Dec 1991	60,187	57,235	2,952	4.90%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	59,479	56,399	3,080	5.18%	52
Feb 1992	60,598	56,902	3,696	6.10%	61
Mar 1992	61,771	58,423	3,348	5.42%	54
Apr 1992	63,486	60,509	2,977	4.69%	47
May 1992	65,455	62,950	2,505	3.83%	38
Jun 1992	68,868	66,157	2,711	3.94%	39
Jul 1992	71,002	68,319	2,683	3.78%	38
Aug 1992	70,344	67,554	2,790	3.97%	40
Sep 1992	66,554	63,959	2,595	3.90%	39
Oct 1992	63,761	61,458	2,303	3.61%	36
Nov 1992	62,912	59,784	3,128	4.97%	50
Dec 1992	62,219	58,978	3,241	5.21%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	62,144	57,970	4,174	6.72%	67
Feb 1993	62,495	58,383	4,112	6.58%	66
Mar 1993	63,158	59,360	3,798	6.01%	60
Apr 1993	63,801	60,593	3,208	5.03%	50
May 1993	65,421	62,332	3,089	4.72%	47
Jun 1993	69,609	66,059	3,550	5.10%	51
Jul 1993	70,947	67,880	3,067	4.32%	43
Aug 1993	70,407	67,443	2,964	4.21%	42
Sep 1993	66,148	63,323	2,825	4.27%	43
Oct 1993	64,234	61,388	2,846	4.43%	44
Nov 1993	63,255	60,176	3,079	4.87%	49
Dec 1993	62,431	59,214	3,217	5.15%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	62,371	58,193	4,178	6.70%	67
Feb 1994	62,248	58,187	4,061	6.52%	65
Mar 1994	63,141	59,241	3,900	6.18%	62
Apr 1994	63,902	60,406	3,496	5.47%	55
May 1994	65,134	62,366	2,768	4.25%	42
Jun 1994	68,794	65,791	3,003	4.37%	44
Jul 1994	70,731	68,451	2,280	3.22%	32
Aug 1994	70,353	67,510	2,843	4.04%	40
Sep 1994	67,265	64,394	2,871	4.27%	43
Oct 1994	65,540	62,601	2,939	4.48%	45
Nov 1994	65,071	61,958	3,113	4.78%	48
Dec 1994	64,195	61,079	3,116	4.85%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	64,401	60,078	4,323	6.71%	67
Feb 1995	64,809	60,608	4,201	6.48%	65
Mar 1995	65,929	61,970	3,959	6.00%	60
Apr 1995	66,780	63,089	3,691	5.53%	55
May 1995	67,396	64,384	3,012	4.47%	45
Jun 1995	70,553	68,130	2,423	3.43%	34
Jul 1995	73,158	70,444	2,714	3.71%	37
Aug 1995	73,098	70,304	2,794	3.82%	38
Sep 1995	69,298	66,803	2,495	3.60%	36
Oct 1995	67,585	64,974	2,611	3.86%	39
Nov 1995	67,071	63,924	3,147	4.69%	47
Dec 1995	65,929	62,655	3,274	4.97%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	65,953	62,825	3,128	4.74%	47
Feb 1996	65,832	61,981	3,851	5.85%	58
Mar 1996	66,201	63,261	2,940	4.44%	44
Apr 1996	66,877	63,657	3,220	4.81%	48
May 1996	68,726	65,976	2,750	4.00%	40
Jun 1996	71,580	68,841	2,739	3.83%	38
Jul 1996	74,168	71,847	2,321	3.13%	31
Aug 1996	73,993	72,136	1,857	2.51%	25
Sep 1996	70,525	68,737	1,788	2.54%	25
Oct 1996	68,550	66,780	1,770	2.58%	26
Nov 1996	67,831	65,708	2,123	3.13%	31
Dec 1996	67,510	65,114	2,396	3.55%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	66,811	63,304	3,507	5.25%	52
Feb 1997	66,279	62,770	3,509	5.29%	53
Mar 1997	67,705	64,502	3,203	4.73%	47
Apr 1997	68,441	65,655	2,786	4.07%	41
May 1997	70,385	68,207	2,178	3.09%	31
Jun 1997	72,709	70,351	2,358	3.24%	32
Jul 1997	75,483	73,290	2,193	2.91%	29
Aug 1997	74,797	72,504	2,293	3.07%	31
Sep 1997	71,283	69,082	2,201	3.09%	31
Oct 1997	70,682	68,397	2,285	3.23%	32
Nov 1997	69,836	67,392	2,444	3.50%	35
Dec 1997	68,376	65,645	2,731	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	67,403	64,099	3,304	4.90%	49
Feb 1998	68,032	64,851	3,181	4.68%	47
Mar 1998	69,035	65,750	3,285	4.76%	48
Apr 1998	70,170	67,705	2,465	3.51%	35
May 1998	71,852	69,737	2,115	2.94%	29
Jun 1998	74,389	72,036	2,353	3.16%	32
Jul 1998	75,152	73,481	1,671	2.22%	22
Aug 1998	74,849	72,587	2,262	3.02%	30
Sep 1998	71,508	69,417	2,091	2.92%	29
Oct 1998	69,947	67,705	2,242	3.21%	32
Nov 1998	69,839	67,124	2,715	3.89%	39
Dec 1998	68,778	65,949	2,829	4.11%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	68,956	64,910	4,046	5.87%	59
Feb 1999	69,186	64,777	4,409	6.37%	64
Mar 1999	69,330	65,525	3,805	5.49%	55
Apr 1999	70,324	67,292	3,032	4.31%	43
May 1999	71,565	68,986	2,579	3.60%	36
Jun 1999	74,946	72,314	2,632	3.51%	35
Jul 1999	76,496	74,486	2,010	2.63%	26
Aug 1999	76,416	74,038	2,378	3.11%	31
Sep 1999	72,784	70,455	2,329	3.20%	32
Oct 1999	71,702	69,287	2,415	3.37%	34
Nov 1999	71,676	68,923	2,753	3.84%	38
Dec 1999	71,185	68,311	2,874	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	75,038	71,956	3,082	4.11%	41
Feb 2000	74,729	71,222	3,507	4.69%	47
Mar 2000	77,508	74,290	3,218	4.15%	42
Apr 2000	78,200	75,518	2,682	3.43%	34
May 2000	80,158	77,695	2,463	3.07%	31
Jun 2000	83,395	80,767	2,628	3.15%	32
Jul 2000	85,482	82,932	2,550	2.98%	30
Aug 2000	85,285	82,648	2,637	3.09%	31
Sep 2000	81,776	79,303	2,473	3.02%	30
Oct 2000	80,199	77,673	2,526	3.15%	31
Nov 2000	79,654	77,027	2,627	3.30%	33
Dec 2000	79,116	76,535	2,581	3.26%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	78,607	75,171	3,436	4.37%	44
Feb 2001	78,549	75,041	3,508	4.47%	45
Mar 2001	79,587	76,016	3,571	4.49%	45
Apr 2001	79,199	76,051	3,148	3.97%	40
May 2001	80,188	77,675	2,513	3.13%	31
Jun 2001	83,880	81,133	2,747	3.27%	33
Jul 2001	85,998	83,402	2,596	3.02%	30
Aug 2001	85,164	82,478	2,686	3.15%	32
Sep 2001	81,676	79,157	2,519	3.08%	31
Oct 2001	79,922	77,405	2,517	3.15%	31
Nov 2001	79,136	76,552	2,584	3.27%	33
Dec 2001	79,259	76,437	2,822	3.56%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	78,623	74,985	3,638	4.63%	46
Feb 2002	79,280	75,417	3,863	4.87%	49
Mar 2002	79,958	76,376	3,582	4.48%	45
Apr 2002	80,974	77,921	3,053	3.77%	38
May 2002	82,501	79,698	2,803	3.40%	34
Jun 2002	86,181	83,246	2,935	3.41%	34
Jul 2002	88,272	85,575	2,697	3.06%	31
Aug 2002	87,916	85,261	2,655	3.02%	30
Sep 2002	85,087	82,456	2,631	3.09%	31
Oct 2002	82,964	80,421	2,543	3.07%	31
Nov 2002	82,254	79,304	2,950	3.59%	36
Dec 2002	81,192	77,986	3,206	3.95%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	80,501	76,621	3,880	4.82%	48
Feb 2003	79,626	75,643	3,983	5.00%	50
Mar 2003	80,302	76,771	3,531	4.40%	44
Apr 2003	81,743	78,222	3,521	4.31%	43
May 2003	82,870	80,206	2,664	3.21%	32
Jun 2003	86,922	83,727	3,195	3.68%	37
Jul 2003	89,129	86,428	2,701	3.03%	30
Aug 2003	88,601	85,886	2,715	3.06%	31
Sep 2003	84,333	81,759	2,574	3.05%	31
Oct 2003	83,084	80,526	2,558	3.08%	31
Nov 2003	83,177	80,380	2,797	3.36%	34
Dec 2003	82,339	79,698	2,641	3.21%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	82,488	78,965	3,523	4.27%	43
Feb 2004	82,041	78,192	3,849	4.69%	47
Mar 2004	82,997	79,313	3,684	4.44%	44
Apr 2004	84,245	80,882	3,363	3.99%	40
May 2004	85,899	83,143	2,756	3.21%	32
Jun 2004	89,640	86,532	3,108	3.47%	35
Jul 2004	91,789	89,052	2,737	2.98%	30
Aug 2004	91,405	88,791	2,614	2.86%	29
Sep 2004	87,563	85,138	2,425	2.77%	28
Oct 2004	85,947	83,139	2,808	3.27%	33
Nov 2004	85,483	82,470	3,013	3.52%	35
Dec 2004	84,792	81,386	3,406	4.02%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	85,677	81,778	3,899	4.55%	46
Feb 2005	85,571	81,383	4,188	4.89%	49
Mar 2005	86,843	83,046	3,797	4.37%	44
Apr 2005	88,205	84,819	3,386	3.84%	38
May 2005	89,687	86,704	2,983	3.33%	33
Jun 2005	93,675	90,801	2,874	3.07%	31
Jul 2005	95,670	93,011	2,659	2.78%	28
Aug 2005	95,468	92,789	2,679	2.81%	28
Sep 2005	91,082	88,253	2,829	3.11%	31
Oct 2005	90,513	87,722	2,791	3.08%	31
Nov 2005	89,569	86,394	3,175	3.54%	35
Dec 2005	88,626	85,315	3,311	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	89,301	85,498	3,803	4.26%	43
Feb 2006	89,028	85,133	3,895	4.38%	44
Mar 2006	89,764	86,260	3,504	3.90%	39
Apr 2006	90,625	87,460	3,165	3.49%	35
May 2006	91,913	89,393	2,520	2.74%	27
Jun 2006	95,811	92,941	2,870	3.00%	30
Jul 2006	97,743	95,097	2,646	2.71%	27
Aug 2006	96,768	94,210	2,558	2.64%	26
Sep 2006	92,221	89,704	2,517	2.73%	27
Oct 2006	90,836	88,347	2,489	2.74%	27
Nov 2006	90,427	87,864	2,563	2.83%	28
Dec 2006	90,287	87,463	2,824	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	89,162	85,480	3,682	4.13%	41
Feb 2007	88,166	84,488	3,678	4.17%	42
Mar 2007	89,474	86,156	3,318	3.71%	37
Apr 2007	90,150	87,091	3,059	3.39%	34
May 2007	91,685	89,238	2,447	2.67%	27
Jun 2007	95,779	93,099	2,680	2.80%	28
Jul 2007	97,723	95,080	2,643	2.70%	27
Aug 2007	96,405	93,831	2,574	2.67%	27
Sep 2007	92,665	90,170	2,495	2.69%	27
Oct 2007	91,036	88,208	2,828	3.11%	31
Nov 2007	91,090	87,987	3,103	3.41%	34
Dec 2007	90,988	87,327	3,661	4.02%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	91,071	86,806	4,265	4.68%	47
Feb 2008	91,234	86,688	4,546	4.98%	50
Mar 2008	91,416	87,274	4,142	4.53%	45
Apr 2008	92,071	88,216	3,855	4.19%	42
May 2008	92,951	89,546	3,405	3.66%	37
Jun 2008	97,077	93,100	3,977	4.10%	41
Jul 2008	98,845	95,030	3,815	3.86%	39
Aug 2008	97,953	93,780	4,173	4.26%	43
Sep 2008	93,260	89,265	3,995	4.28%	43
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Sussex County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	14,074	18.94%
2.	Food Manufacturing	5,578	7.51%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,850	6.53%
4.	Public Administration	4,006	5.39%
5.	Educational Services	3,102	4.17%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,944	3.96%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,410	3.24%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,180	2.93%
9.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,046	2.75%
10.	Health Care	2,040	2.75%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,010	2.70%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	1,574	2.12%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,558	2.10%
14.	Finance and Insurance	1,470	1.98%
15.	Chemical Manufacturing	1,340	1.80%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,220	1.64%
17.	Utilities	1,198	1.61%
18.	Truck Transportation	1,176	1.58%
19.	Other Transportation	1,126	1.52%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,046	1.41%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	10,372	15.99%
2.	Educational Services	7,244	11.16%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,912	9.11%
4.	Finance and Insurance	3,576	5.51%
5.	Public Administration	3,242	5.00%
6.	Food Manufacturing	3,038	4.68%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,464	3.80%
8.	Social Assistance	2,398	3.70%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,138	3.30%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	1,864	2.87%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,626	2.51%
12.	Construction	1,322	2.04%
13.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,240	1.91%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,168	1.80%
15.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	1,148	1.77%
16.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,122	1.73%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,098	1.69%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	814	1.25%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	806	1.24%
20.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	796	1.23%

Sussex County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	4,136	5.57%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,992	5.37%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,846	5.18%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,512	4.73%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,402	4.58%
6.	Other Management Occupations	3,280	4.41%
7.	Carpenters	2,900	3.90%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,446	3.29%
9.	Other Construction Trades	2,430	3.27%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,320	3.12%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,048	2.76%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,910	2.57%
13.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,516	2.04%
14.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,474	1.98%
15.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,418	1.91%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,364	1.84%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,362	1.83%
18.	Construction Laborers	1,360	1.83%
19.	Top Executives	1,320	1.78%
20.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,282	1.73%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	3,742	5.77%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,482	5.37%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	3,186	4.91%
4.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,048	4.70%
5.	Cashiers	2,818	4.34%
6.	Registered Nurses	2,730	4.21%
7.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,672	4.12%
8.	Other Management Occupations	2,572	3.96%
9.	Other Production Occupations	2,552	3.93%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,910	2.94%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,892	2.92%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,860	2.87%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,706	2.63%
14.	Child Care Workers	1,530	2.36%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,522	2.35%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,440	2.22%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,426	2.20%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,414	2.18%
19.	Customer Service Representatives	1,122	1.73%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	1,080	1.66%

Sussex County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	128,475	50.85%
15-35 hours	28,249	11.18%
1-14 hours	6,668	2.64%
No regular hours	89,248	35.33%

Sussex County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,284	3.26%
5 AM-5:29 AM	3,649	2.77%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	4,760	3.62%
6 AM-6:29 AM	10,759	8.18%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	13,358	10.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM	21,785	16.56%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	23,121	17.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM	14,444	10.98%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	6,570	4.99%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	6,959	5.29%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,984	2.27%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,310	1.00%
Noon-3:59 PM	8,492	6.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM	9,086	6.91%

Sussex County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	5,907	4.49%
5-9	17,266	13.12%
10-14	20,551	15.62%
15-19	20,476	15.56%
20-24	19,092	14.51%
25-29	9,172	6.97%
30-34	15,905	12.09%
35-39	3,310	2.52%
40-44	3,549	2.70%
45-59	8,241	6.26%
60-89	4,324	3.29%
At least 90	3,768	2.86%

Sussex County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	304	0.23%	92,160	70.05%
30-44	244	0.19%	22,520	17.12%
45-59	96	0.07%	8,145	6.19%
At least 60	256	0.19%	7,836	5.96%

Sussex County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	496	0.36%
Car / truck / van, carpool	16,958	12.34%
Car / truck / van, solo	109,139	79.41%
Motorcycle	18	0.01%
Other	966	0.70%
Public transportation	900	0.65%
Walked	3,084	2.24%
Worked at home	5,884	4.28%

Sussex County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Family Information Back to top
: 125,164 (306,338 people)
: 88,180 (254,054 people)
: 31,462
: 174,037
Sussex County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	10,998	8.72%
$10,000-$14,999	8,801	6.98%
$15,000-$19,999	8,493	6.74%
$20,000-$24,999	8,939	7.09%
$25,000-$29,999	9,222	7.32%
$30,000-$34,999	9,680	7.68%
$35,000-$39,999	8,119	6.44%
$40,000-$44,999	7,635	6.06%
$45,000-$49,999	7,760	6.16%
$50,000-$59,999	12,662	10.04%
$60,000-$74,999	12,957	10.28%
$75,000-$99,999	10,175	8.07%
$100,000-$124,999	4,770	3.78%
$125,000-$149,999	2,178	1.73%
$150,000-$199,999	1,653	1.31%
$200,000 or more	2,027	1.61%

Sussex County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	15,235	24.35%
Family, 2 people	22,164	35.42%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,920	4.67%
Family, 3 people	9,397	15.02%
Nonfamily, 3 people	340	0.54%
Family, 4 people	7,221	11.54%
Nonfamily, 4 people	137	0.22%
Family, 5 people	3,230	5.16%
Nonfamily, 5 people	31	0.05%
Family, 6 people	1,131	1.81%
Nonfamily, 6 people	20	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	726	1.16%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	25	0.04%

Sussex County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	93,111	26.41%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	48,100	13.64%
Public Assistance	4,078	1.16%
Retirement	33,654	9.54%
Self Employment	15,274	4.33%
Social Security	45,318	12.85%
Supplemental Security	4,965	1.41%
Wage / Salary	89,187	25.29%
Other	18,925	5.37%

Sussex County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	46,524	65.55%
With children under 18	24,446	34.45%

Sussex County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	10,336	8.32%
Married	80,068	64.47%
Never Married	29,210	23.52%
Widowed	4,579	3.69%

Sussex County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	13,420	10.14%
Married	76,886	58.09%
Never Married	24,993	18.88%
Widowed	17,048	12.88%

Sussex County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Education Information Back to top
Sussex County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	17,030	6.96%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	43,082	17.61%
High school diploma or equivalent	86,733	35.44%
Some college, no degree	45,725	18.69%
Associate degree	14,103	5.76%
Bachelors degree	23,492	9.60%
Graduate or professional degree	14,543	5.94%

Sussex County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,408	1.54%	2,202	1.41%	4,610	2.94%
Kindergarten	3,323	2.12%	508	0.32%	3,831	2.45%
Grades 1-4	14,403	9.20%	1,360	0.87%	15,763	10.06%
Grades 5-8	15,896	10.15%	1,014	0.65%	16,910	10.80%
Grades 9-12	15,875	10.13%	965	0.62%	16,840	10.75%
Undergrad college	7,709	4.92%	1,340	0.86%	9,049	5.78%
Graduate or professional school	1,063	0.68%	906	0.58%	1,969	1.26%
Total	60,677	38.74%	8,295	5.30%	68,972	44.03%

Sussex County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Business Information Back to top
: $2,257,414,000
: $322,778,000
: $1,910,327
: 30,865
Sussex County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	25	17	41	25	41
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	0	7	3	6
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	6	7	19	16	15
1999 - Construction	70	36	165	114	222
1999 - Educational Services	1	0	7	3	5
1999 - Finance & Insurance	10	10	33	30	62
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	34	27	92	79	127
1999 - Information	7	3	18	8	29
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	5	2	1	3	6
1999 - Manufacturing	10	12	45	49	27
1999 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	37	23	99	77	176
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	40	20	49	33	96
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	17	19	30	41	94
1999 - Retail Trade	75	66	317	255	295
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	25	14	33	27	71
1999 - Unclassified	13	9	1	1	7
1999 - Utilities	1	0	0	2	4
1999 - Wholesale Trade	16	9	43	38	53
1999 - Total	396	274	1,002	804	1,336
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	13	14	39	33	49
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	4	4	3	9
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	6	0	23	10	20
2000 - Construction	78	66	187	117	207
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	4	4	8
2000 - Finance & Insurance	12	9	44	28	57
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	43	23	109	71	132
2000 - Information	7	5	14	15	28
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	2	2	3	7
2000 - Manufacturing	13	14	44	39	32
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	34	33	104	74	177
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	24	30	67	33	89
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	20	22	36	38	89
2000 - Retail Trade	80	68	305	275	295
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	19	17	34	29	75
2000 - Unclassified	19	10	3	0	4
2000 - Utilities	3	1	3	0	2
2000 - Wholesale Trade	10	14	48	35	54
2000 - Total	386	332	1,071	807	1,335
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	29	19	47	34	39
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	7	6	2	5
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	7	5	19	18	18
2001 - Construction	92	65	137	161	231
2001 - Educational Services	2	1	5	5	6
2001 - Finance & Insurance	17	10	40	28	65
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	33	26	115	87	126
2001 - Information	7	4	8	10	43
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	3	0	2	4	9
2001 - Manufacturing	17	10	48	43	28
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	48	26	98	84	182
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	29	24	53	40	95
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	21	11	39	38	97
2001 - Retail Trade	76	74	270	307	305
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	24	18	39	29	72
2001 - Unclassified	17	11	4	0	3
2001 - Utilities	0	0	3	2	3
2001 - Wholesale Trade	9	16	36	44	52
2001 - Total	435	327	969	937	1,380
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	19	15	54	37	45
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	3	3	5	5
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	6	5	19	15	23
2002 - Construction	84	71	184	135	229
2002 - Educational Services	4	0	11	4	3
2002 - Finance & Insurance	26	7	47	36	62
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	45	23	122	106	110
2002 - Information	30	27	12	10	19
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	3	5	1	2	10
2002 - Manufacturing	12	13	44	46	34
2002 - Mining	1	0	1	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	38	33	106	84	192
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	38	24	65	36	95
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	24	12	49	33	102
2002 - Retail Trade	111	98	307	282	276
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	20	17	41	33	71
2002 - Unclassified	6	20	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	0	1	4	3
2002 - Wholesale Trade	10	16	47	37	45
2002 - Total	482	389	1,114	905	1,325
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	26	24	51	45	36
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	5	4	3	7
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	11	6	14	20	22
2003 - Construction	90	71	176	143	223
2003 - Educational Services	2	1	5	8	10
2003 - Finance & Insurance	23	11	37	50	73
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	48	29	161	85	115
2003 - Information	13	13	12	11	35
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	4	1	3	2	8
2003 - Manufacturing	6	7	43	47	51
2003 - Mining	0	0	1	1	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	34	20	113	96	198
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	38	23	74	40	105
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	26	22	54	33	106
2003 - Retail Trade	93	79	298	272	343
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	29	14	35	34	82
2003 - Unclassified	4	0	0	1	1
2003 - Utilities	3	2	2	2	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	19	17	41	36	51
2003 - Total	471	345	1,124	929	1,470
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	34	19	56	42	46
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	2	5	4	5
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	9	6	16	27	19
2004 - Construction	115	56	215	141	223
2004 - Educational Services	2	2	11	4	7
2004 - Finance & Insurance	31	17	55	33	76
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	46	31	124	115	141
2004 - Information	5	9	16	12	32
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	3	1	4	1	11
2004 - Manufacturing	11	10	52	49	43
2004 - Mining	1	0	1	0	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	39	29	116	73	205
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	34	27	74	43	110
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	25	19	49	43	106
2004 - Retail Trade	101	84	311	290	306
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	29	23	46	33	86
2004 - Unclassified	2	2	1	0	2
2004 - Utilities	0	1	4	2	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	12	14	44	44	53
2004 - Total	502	352	1,200	956	1,474
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	30	24	59	56	45
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	2	2	7	6
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	12	10	19	24	17
2005 - Construction	105	69	213	181	233
2005 - Educational Services	1	0	7	10	7
2005 - Finance & Insurance	20	21	55	40	77
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	44	24	160	93	152
2005 - Information	7	6	21	14	24
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	1	2	3	12
2005 - Manufacturing	5	15	60	40	42
2005 - Mining	0	1	0	1	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	42	34	112	106	182
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	44	25	62	65	107
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	20	19	66	28	107
2005 - Retail Trade	89	84	294	293	334
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	33	29	44	30	92
2005 - Unclassified	4	3	1	0	1
2005 - Utilities	1	2	3	0	3
2005 - Wholesale Trade	11	13	48	37	53
2005 - Total	473	382	1,228	1,028	1,495

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Sussex County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	275,743	89.49%
Below Poverty Level	32,379	10.51%

Sussex County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$1,061	$0	$0	$0	$0	$231	$1,292	$442	$1,850	$1,048
1971	$1,156	$8	$0	$0	$0	$370	$1,526	$455	$2,025	$1,324
1972	$1,297	$45	$279	$0	$0	$478	$2,054	$520	$2,225	$1,845
1973	$1,194	$53	$1,189	$0	$0	$186	$2,569	$709	$2,391	$2,828
1974	$1,305	$151	$1,164	$0	$0	$238	$2,707	$981	$2,828	$4,257
1975	$1,354	$198	$3,604	$0	$0	$423	$5,381	$893	$2,640	$1,378
1976	$1,422	$208	$3,784	$0	$0	$444	$5,650	$937	$2,640	$1,378
1977	$1,690	$170	$8,938	$0	$0	$480	$11,108	$2,013	$11,833	$3,798
1978	$1,895	$158	$9,663	$0	$0	$734	$12,292	$2,026	$14,827	$4,160
1979	$1,887	$171	$7,967	$258	$0	$700	$10,812	$1,829	$36,456	$23,004
1980	$2,027	$166	$5,184	$406	$0	$3,546	$11,163	$4,019	$37,154	$24,446
1981	$2,123	$177	$8,890	$556	$0	$4,080	$15,649	$4,062	$40,611	$24,237
1982	$3,018	$190	$4,474	$525	$0	$4,013	$12,030	$2,911	$40,007	$24,468
1983	$3,164	$250	$3,630	$562	$0	$5,219	$12,575	$2,893	$39,399	$25,610
1984	$3,522	$328	$2,405	$578	$0	$5,187	$11,692	$3,182	$40,349	$27,221
1985	$3,260	$359	$3,960	$562	$0	$5,605	$13,387	$3,540	$40,220	$27,881
1986	$3,480	$457	$3,240	$546	$0	$7,177	$14,443	$3,310	$84,524	$72,945
1987	$3,714	$548	$2,507	$540	$0	$11,795	$18,556	$2,901	$159,618	$125,570
1988	$4,428	$653	$1,932	$548	$0	$11,102	$18,010	$3,793	$112,490	$68,733
1989	$4,565	$750	$1,255	$577	$0	$10,856	$17,253	$3,869	$54,276	$30,610
1990	$4,782	$766	$1,258	$582	$0	$9,498	$16,120	$4,343	$56,446	$30,106
1991	$5,341	$601	$1,818	$667	$0	$15,718	$23,544	$5,218	$70,543	$31,511
1992	$5,455	$2,907	$1,153	$652	$0	$11,860	$19,120	$5,804	$82,859	$40,524
1993	$6,493	$2,636	$9,656	$662	$0	$15,856	$32,667	$6,773	$154,838	$102,971
1994	$6,634	$3,817	$3,055	$703	$0	$13,726	$24,118	$7,192	$93,900	$38,592
1995	$5,476	$4,008	$4,548	$715	$0	$14,493	$25,232	$8,758	$114,908	$39,339
1996	$6,798	$2,793	$3,346	$749	$0	$18,618	$29,511	$8,039	$165,067	$64,926
1997	$7,114	$3,093	$4,069	$779	$0	$22,453	$34,415	$8,762	$162,418	$67,188
1998	$7,717	$4,013	$3,701	$790	$0	$25,406	$37,614	$9,294	$145,178	$70,189
1999	$7,652	$7,347	$4,055	$825	$0	$26,384	$38,916	$9,698	$148,078	$77,870
2000	$7,853	$9,047	$4,378	$828	$0	$30,506	$43,565	$10,599	$159,687	$87,045
2001	$8,454	$9,739	$4,497	$880	$0	$32,643	$46,474	$11,138	$147,056	$89,642
2002	$8,649	$17,658	$7,905	$789	$0	$33,644	$50,987	$13,062	$150,840	$103,939
2003	$9,104	$23,682	$12,798	$808	$0	$34,594	$57,304	$13,454	$154,364	$122,190
2004	$9,577	$33,823	$6,242	$812	$0	$51,731	$68,362	$15,185	$171,335	$135,305
2005	$8,154	$43,613	$7,572	$544	$0	$58,009	$74,279	$15,641	$168,663	$169,213
2006	$10,686	$43,977	$6,907	$827	$0	$53,554	$71,974	$17,402	$177,348	$203,327

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$0	$410	$27	$0	$0	$0	$979
1970	$0	$117	$66	$0	$0	$359	$979
1971	$0	$419	$79	$0	$0	$0	$1,380
1971	$26	$97	$80	$0	$0	$679	$1,380
1972	$0	$570	$97	$0	$0	$0	$1,621
1972	$27	$15	$80	$0	$0	$832	$1,621
1973	$1	$591	$165	$0	$0	$0	$1,752
1973	$29	$51	$87	$0	$0	$828	$1,752
1974	$0	$596	$256	$0	$0	$0	$2,081
1974	$35	$27	$94	$0	$0	$1,073	$2,081
1975	$0	$923	$199	$0	$0	$48	$6,298
1975	$104	$22	$117	$0	$0	$4,885	$6,298
1976	$0	$969	$209	$0	$0	$50	$6,613
1976	$110	$23	$123	$0	$0	$5,129	$6,613
1977	$0	$856	$193	$100	$0	$212	$11,520
1977	$125	$0	$794	$0	$0	$9,240	$11,520
1978	$266	$1,657	$637	$31	$45	$168	$13,747
1978	$172	$367	$775	$0	$0	$9,629	$13,747
1979	$322	$1,274	$321	$128	$67	$141	$10,321
1979	$298	$208	$532	$533	$0	$6,497	$10,321
1980	$239	$1,358	$248	$244	$0	$85	$11,391
1980	$274	$84	$2,065	$386	$0	$6,408	$11,391
1981	$379	$1,610	$273	$313	$0	$50	$18,978
1981	$158	$64	$2,235	$514	$0	$13,382	$18,978
1982	$215	$1,695	$345	$110	$0	$21	$11,154
1982	$158	$98	$2,168	$442	$0	$5,902	$11,154
1983	$271	$2,101	$431	$0	$0	$5	$9,731
1983	$165	$100	$2,240	$519	$0	$3,899	$9,731
1984	$0	$2,289	$650	$0	$0	$0	$10,403
1984	$0	$108	$2,314	$428	$0	$4,614	$10,403
1985	$0	$2,843	$860	$0	$0	$0	$13,613
1985	$73	$400	$2,486	$333	$0	$6,618	$13,613
1986	$0	$3,004	$606	$0	$0	$0	$13,846
1986	$79	$268	$3,652	$357	$0	$5,880	$13,846
1987	$0	$3,367	$650	$0	$0	$0	$19,491
1987	$79	$247	$7,785	$716	$0	$6,647	$19,491
1988	$0	$3,444	$710	$0	$0	$0	$31,405
1988	$0	$77	$6,751	$504	$0	$19,919	$31,405
1989	$0	$2,554	$670	$45	$0	$0	$19,854
1989	$0	$75	$5,011	$519	$0	$10,980	$19,854
1990	$0	$2,946	$951	$47	$0	$0	$16,802
1990	$0	$169	$3,311	$558	$0	$8,820	$16,802
1991	$0	$3,056	$705	$882	$244	$0	$39,691
1991	$209	$115	$3,247	$577	$0	$30,656	$39,691
1992	$0	$3,505	$863	$2,162	$220	$0	$35,218
1992	$185	$118	$3,320	$601	$0	$24,244	$35,218
1993	$0	$3,698	$1,621	$2,390	$234	$0	$39,132
1993	$193	$105	$6,878	$924	$0	$23,089	$39,132
1994	$0	$3,806	$1,514	$3,117	$228	$0	$35,730
1994	$243	$109	$4,404	$559	$0	$21,750	$35,730
1995	$0	$4,658	$1,249	$2,995	$220	$0	$56,959
1995	$256	$110	$4,487	$903	$0	$42,081	$56,959
1996	$0	$4,843	$5,212	$3,373	$250	$0	$68,169
1996	$239	$115	$6,704	$848	$0	$46,585	$68,169
1997	$0	$5,520	$3,763	$3,342	$208	$0	$36,628
1997	$278	$105	$9,579	$636	$0	$13,197	$36,628
1998	$0	$5,806	$1,323	$3,496	$193	$0	$34,573
1998	$675	$105	$9,374	$724	$0	$12,877	$34,573
1999	$0	$6,082	$1,282	$3,718	$591	$0	$44,757
1999	$699	$105	$8,959	$662	$0	$22,659	$44,757
2000	$0	$7,304	$1,316	$4,137	$285	$0	$45,476
2000	$846	$0	$7,915	$682	$0	$22,991	$45,476
2001	$0	$7,831	$1,411	$4,454	$305	$0	$47,396
2001	$905	$0	$7,929	$684	$0	$23,877	$47,396
2002	$0	$7,075	$1,397	$5,640	$1,275	$203	$45,142
2002	$890	$111	$7,624	$598	$0	$20,329	$45,142
2003	$0	$7,723	$1,469	$6,229	$1,382	$16	$54,599
2003	$1,243	$115	$6,560	$687	$0	$29,175	$54,599
2004	$0	$7,655	$1,444	$6,968	$1,074	$17	$99,674
2004	$1,453	$111	$6,696	$683	$0	$73,573	$99,674
2005	$0	$8,654	$1,527	$8,690	$2,237	$23	$73,361
2005	$1,819	$110	$6,692	$691	$0	$42,918	$73,361
2006	$0	$9,793	$2,269	$10,287	$3,010	$53	$93,355
2006	$2,459	$105	$7,510	$868	$0	$57,001	$93,355

Sussex County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,528

Sussex County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Sussex County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	18,969	12.11%
10-19 Years	19,730	12.60%
20-29 Years	15,803	10.09%
30-39 Years	21,207	13.54%
40-49 Years	22,617	14.44%
50-59 Years	20,092	12.83%
60-69 Years	18,284	11.67%
70-79 Years	13,833	8.83%
80-89 Years	5,214	3.33%
90+ Years	889	0.57%

Sussex County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	76,528	48.86%
Female	80,110	51.14%

Sussex County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	122,888	78.45%
African-American	23,017	14.69%
Hispanic/Latino	6,915	4.41%
Multiracial	1,699	1.08%
Asian	1,150	0.73%
Amerindian	755	0.48%
Other Race	160	0.10%
Pacific Islander	54	0.03%

Sussex County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	English	47,037	19.52%
2.	Irish	44,342	18.40%
3.	German	43,051	17.86%
4.	United States Or American	33,628	13.95%
5.	Italian	15,777	6.55%
6.	Polish	8,913	3.70%
7.	French Non-Basque	6,269	2.60%
8.	Scottish	5,488	2.28%
9.	Dutch	4,910	2.04%
10.	Scotch Irish	4,633	1.92%

Sussex County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	276,606	92.99%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	12,709	4.27%
3.	French	1,906	0.64%
4.	French Creole	1,554	0.52%
5.	German	882	0.30%
6.	Italian	734	0.25%
7.	Polish	422	0.14%
8.	Other West Germanic	293	0.10%
9.	Tagalog	288	0.10%
10.	Korean	284	0.10%

Sussex County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	301,680	95.55%
Naturalized immigrant	4,371	1.38%
Not a citizen	9,683	3.07%

Sussex County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bethany Beach	Georgetown	Millville
Bethel	Greenwood	Milton
Blades	Harbeson	Nassau
Bridgeville	Henlopen Acres	Ocean View
Dagsboro	Laurel	Rehoboth Beach
Delmar	Lewes	Seaford
Dewey Beach	Lincoln	Selbyville
Ellendale	Long Neck	Slaughter Beach
Fenwick Island	Milford	South Bethany
Frankford	Millsboro

Sussex County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

19930	19947	19967
19931	19950	19968
19933	19951	19969
19939	19956	19970
19940	19958	19971
19941	19960	19973
19944	19963	19975
19945	19966

Milford (23,833)	Rehoboth Beach (1,495)	Ellendale (327)
Seaford (21,542)	Delmar (1,407)	Dewey Beach (301)
Selbyville (20,011)	Ocean View (1,006)	Millville (259)
Lewes (19,582)	Blades (956)	Slaughter Beach (198)
Laurel (18,819)	Bethany Beach (903)	Bethel (184)
Millsboro (17,929)	Greenwood (837)	Henlopen Acres (139)
Georgetown (11,811)	Frankford (714)	Lincoln
Milton (10,611)	Dagsboro (519)	Harbeson
Bridgeville (8,625)	South Bethany (492)	Nassau
Long Neck (1,629)	Fenwick Island (342)