Dagsboro, Delaware

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Dagsboro is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 519 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Dagsboro is located at 38°32′54″N, 75°14′47″W (38.548308, -75.246366)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 519 people, 226 households, and 141 families residing in the town. The population density was 157.8/km² (409.5/mi²). There were 248 housing units at an average density of 75.4/km² (195.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.29% White, 6.36% African American, 0.19% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.

There were 226 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,596, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $27,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,322. About 6.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

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