Sussex County is located in southern Delaware. The County Seat is Georgetown and the largest city is Seaford. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.sussexcountyde.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 210,849 and the 2010 census population was 197,115. The land area is 936.08 square miles and there are 210.6 persons per square mile.
82.5% of the population is White, 12.9% is Black or African American, 9.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% is Asian, 1.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.1% is two or more races. 85.6% have a high school degree or higher, and 22.2% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $236,600, there are 76,444 households, an average of 2.58 persons per household. The per capita income is $26,908, the median household income is $52,710, and 13.4% of the persons in Sussex County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 20,285. Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,979,433, and sales per capita were $16,103. The percentage of black-owned firms is 4.5%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 24.3%.
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Sussex County Sussex County, Delaware official home page, department directory, services, news, and upcoming events. |
Agendas & Minutes County Council Agendas and Minutes organized by month and year. |
Cemeteries & Burials List of Sussex County cemeteries, along with many grave inscriptions, dates, and gravestone photographs. |
Code of Ordinances Sussex County searchable database of county ordinances |
Court Records | Civil Search Sussex County and statewide Delaware State Courts Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, and Justice of the Peace civil court dockets, including family, civil actions, personal injury, involuntary commit, subrogation, guardianship, debt, tax case records, and more. |
Department Directory Sussex County list of government departments, including office, phone, fax, and email address. |
Historic Markers List of historic markers in Sussex County from the state archives. |
Marriage Licenses Pay Site Order a certified copy of a Sussex County marriage license or civil union online. |
Permits & Inspections Sussex County searchable permit and inspection database. |
Property Sussex County property ownership, sales, and zoning records. Find by name, map, billing address, or description. |
Property | GIS Sussex County GIS parcel search by map, owner name, tax ID, or address. Includes district info, boundaries, flood zones, roads, zoning, rail, schools, tax index, and more. |
Property | Tax Real estate and tax records in Sussex County by name, parcel ID, and optionally by tax year. |
Recorded Documents Sussex County Recorder of Deeds database search, including deeds, mortgages, amendments, agreements, assignments, tax liens, financing statements, military discharges, and much more. |
Sheriff Sales Sheriff office of Sussex County list of upcoming sales of tax deed foreclosed properties. |
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