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Rehoboth Beach is located at 125km south of
Wilmington. Delaware Seashore State Park is just south of
Rehoboth Beach, occupying a narrow peninsula between the
Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay. It has beachfront on both
bodies of water. Rehoboth Beach was originally a site for
Methodist camp meetings. The name Rehoboth is biblical in origin
and means "room enough." Nowadays, there's probably still room
enough, but things get a bit crowded during summer, when large
numbers of vacationers descend on the town. Many of them are
politicians and government workers from Washington, D.C., so
Rehoboth is referred to as "the nation's summer capital."
Population (year 2000): 1,495. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,556 (+4.1% change)
Males: 719 (48.1%), Females: 776 (51.9%)
Sussex County
Zip code:
19971
Median resident age: 57.0 years
Median household income: $51,429 (year 2000)
Median house value: $320,500 (year 2000)
Races in Rehoboth Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (28.7%), Irish (23.7%),
German (17.3%), Italian (6.5%), United States (5.3%), Polish
(5.2%).
Elevation: 16 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rehoboth Beach
- High school or higher: 91.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 22.2%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rehoboth Beach city
- Never married: 28.1%
- Now married: 46.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 15.7%
- Divorced: 9.0%
3.2% Foreign born (2.1% Europe, 0.9% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +160 (+12.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rehoboth Beach:
- BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; LEWES, DE)
- ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BERLIN,
MD)
- BURDETE TOMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles;
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rehoboth Beach:
- DOVER AFB (about 38 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
- SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 40
miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles;
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rehoboth Beach:
- SUSSEX COUNTY (about 19 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; ID:
GED)
- CAPE MAY COUNTY (about 24 miles; WILDWOOD, NJ; ID:
WWD)
- OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 29 miles; OCEAN CITY, MD; ID:
OXB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rehoboth Beach:
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS
(about 22 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment:
2,053)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; Dover,
DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
- SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 56
miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; FT enrollment: 2,940)
- ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
- THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 65
miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT
enrollment: 7,587)
Public primary/middle school in Rehoboth Beach:
- REHOBOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 546;
Location: 500 STOCKLEY STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Rehoboth Beach:
- REHOBOTH BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $185,645; Location: 226 REHOBOTH AVENUE; 30,967
books; 1,040 audio materials; 806 video materials; 87
serial subscriptions)
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