Henlopen Acres, Delaware
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 15.2% since 2020.
159
people, the 54th-largest of Delaware's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Delaware's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
100.0%
of 36 jobs located in Henlopen Acres are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $2,113 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Sussex County.
- $922 Tract 507.07
- $3,035 Tract 507.08
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
73% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 73% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.
0
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 468% more than Delaware's.
$2,000,001
median home value in Henlopen Acres.
- $2,000,001 Henlopen Acres
- $352,000 Delaware
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year