Millsboro, DE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Millsboro, DE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,601. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MILLSBORO-DE · Millsboro, DE 1 ZIPs · 24,601 pop · #9864/25278 · Sussex County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $78,305
  • RANK-UPPER #9864/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Greenwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 24,601
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $317,500

Nearest income peer: Greenwood, DE ( $3,000 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Millsboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Millsboro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Millsboro, DE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
24,601
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,305
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 19966 (24,601 residents). Household income $78,305 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Millsboro as a pure owner town.

Within Delaware, Claymont is the closest lower-income city and Frederica the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Millsboro.

Population concentration

Millsboro's single ZIP 19966 carries the town

Millsboro is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 19966 is the entire residential footprint (24,601 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Millsboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 565 establishments, 10,458 employees , annual payroll $487,714k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19966 (565 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (91) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Millsboro, DE

These ZIP codes sit in Sussex County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Millsboro. See the Sussex County roll-up →

Millsboro lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Sussex County: Lewes, Rehoboth Beach and Milton earn more and Seaford, Milford and Georgetown earn less. Rehoboth Beach marks the far end of that range at $102,146, 30% above Millsboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19966 24,601 $78,305 565 110

Millsboro roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Millsboro, .