Selbyville, Delaware
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Selbyville is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,645 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Selbyville is located at (38.458649, -75.224096)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,645 people, 615 households, and 439 families residing in the town. The population density was 453.7/km² (1,176.9/mi²). There were 664 housing units at an average density of 183.1/km² (475.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 72.89% White, 15.38% African American, 0.73% Asian, 0.55% Pacific Islander, 9.48% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.09% of the population.
There were 615 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $41,522. Males had a median income of $25,368 versus $20,660 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,965. About 10.6% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
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