Seaford, Delaware
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 14.8% since 2020.
9,165
people, the 7th-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
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
91.3%
of 6,819 jobs located in Seaford are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 90% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,176
a month. Delaware's median is $1,401.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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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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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$869–$1,304
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,176 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
67% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 67% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.5–1.7% to the 3,908 homes here.
19–68
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 36% less than Delaware's.
$224,300
median home value in Seaford.
- $224,300 Seaford
- $352,000 Delaware
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year