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Population (year 2000): 6,699. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,997 (+4.4% change)
Males: 2,928 (43.7%), Females: 3,771 (56.3%)
Sussex County
Zip code:
19973
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $28,402 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,000 (year 2000)
Races in Seaford:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.9%)
- Black (30.0%)
- Hispanic (4.3%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (13.6%), Irish
(12.5%), English (12.3%), German (8.8%), Italian (3.1%), Polish
(2.2%).
Elevation: 29 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Seaford
- High school or higher: 72.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 11.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Seaford city
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 47.5%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 11.0%
5.9% Foreign born (3.8% Latin America, 1.2%
Asia, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +996 (+17.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Seaford:
- NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (801
MIDDLEFORD RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Seaford:
- DEER'S HEAD CENTER (about 18 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
- HEALTHSOUTH CHESAPEAKE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 19
miles; SALISBURY, MD)
- PENINSULA GENL HOSP (about 19 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Seaford:
- SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 23
miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
- DOVER AFB (about 35 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 71 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seaford:
- LAUREL (about 8 miles; LAUREL, DE; ID: N06)
- CHORMAN (about 14 miles; FARMINGTON, DE; ID: D74)
- BENNETT (about 17 miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: 1N5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Seaford:
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS
(about 16 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment:
2,053)
- SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles;
SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 31
miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; FT enrollment: 2,940)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; Dover,
DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 64 miles; NEWARK, DE;
FT enrollment: 17,786)
- UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 64 miles;
ANNAPOLIS, MD; FT enrollment: 4,172)
- ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
ARNOLD, MD; FT enrollment: 6,467)
Public high school in Seaford:
- SEAFORD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 957;
Location: 399 NORTH MARKET STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high school in Seaford:
- SEAFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 264;
Location: 110 HOLLY STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Seaford:
- SEAFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 806;
Location: 500 EAST STEIN HIGHWAY; Grades: 05 - 08)
- BLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 463;
Location: 900 SOUTH ARCH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 427; Location: 1 SWAIN ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- WEST SEAFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
425; Location: 511 SUSSEX AVENUE; Grades: KG - 07)
- SEAFORD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
369; Location: 1 DELAWARE PLACE; Grades: PK - 05)
- SUSSEX ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAM (Location: ONE
DELAWARE PLACE; Grades: PK - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Seaford:
- CHILD CRAFT COMPANY (Students: 110; Location:
1307 LAUREL HWY; Grades: PK - 3)
- DAVID G. FLEAGLE SCHOOL (Students: 16;
Location: RT. 4 BOX 703; Grades: 1 - 7)
Library in Seaford:
- SEAFORD DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income:
$240,162; Location: 402 NORTH PORTER STREET; 51,395
books; 1,914 audio materials; 1,887 video materials; 114
serial subscriptions)
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