Median Household Income
$63,530
Median Home Value
$183,800
Median Gross Rent
$907/mo
Poverty Rate
11.6%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Homeownership Rate
69.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.5%
Median Age
40.8
Population Over Time
Sussex County shrank 9.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
11,923
2016
11,733
2018
11,486
2020
11,202
2022
10,866
2024
10,765
Business & Industry
Sussex County has 184 business establishments employing 1,975 people.
Other services (except public administration)
24
Accommodation and food services
19
Construction
14
Health care and social assistance
13
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
12
Real estate and rental and leasing
8
Wholesale trade
8
Finance and insurance
6
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.