S Bethany's Livability
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D
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Job Market -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Amenities
About S Bethany, DE
S Bethany, DE is located in Sussex County in the state of Delaware.
The total City Population for S Bethany is about 2,768 with about 490 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $598,600, which is roughly 53% higher than the Average Home Value of $283,723 for the state of Delaware, and roughly 64% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $90,625, which is roughly 19% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $73,230 for the state of Delaware, and roughly 28% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.92Male Population Estimate: 47.1%
Female Population Estimate: 52.9%
Median Age: 63.9
Male Median Age: 64.5
Female Median Age: 63.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:3.03%
Black:0.98%
Asian:0.43%
Indian:0.33%
Other:0.07%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 43.82%
Libertarian: 0.78%
Green: 0.34%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of S Bethany specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Sussex County: About 2.46401 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Sussex County: About 406.141 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Sussex County is about 38% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 29% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for S Bethany is about 3.5%.
Delaware is ranked #24 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 47.92 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 32.3The average living wage for the state of Delaware is $33.85/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Delaware a minimum wage score of 28.45 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.23/hr, which gives Delaware a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 2.17 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Delaware is $209.13, resulting in a UI benefit score of 35.42 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Delaware does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Delaware does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Delaware does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Delaware does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Delaware does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Delaware does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Delaware does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Delaware does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Delaware does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Delaware does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Delaware does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Delaware does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Delaware does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Delaware does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Delaware does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Delaware does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Delaware does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Delaware does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 19930Latitude: 38.556086
Longitude: -75.069210
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 2.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 302