Selbyville is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 3,184 people and five associated neighborhoods, Selbyville is the 21st largest community in Delaware. Much of the housing stock in Selbyville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Selbyville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Selbyville, where the median household income is $81,845.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Selbyville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Selbyville is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Selbyville who work in office and administrative support (17.65%), food service (13.61%), and healthcare (7.80%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Selbyville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Selbyville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Selbyville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Selbyville may be for you. Selbyville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Being a small town, Selbyville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Selbyville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Selbyville, 24.91% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Selbyville in 2022 was $40,672, which is upper middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,688 for a family of four. However, Selbyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Selbyville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Selbyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Selbyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Selbyville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Selbyville include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Selbyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
