ZIP Code 19947

Households in ZIP code 19947, near Bethany Beach, earn a median of $71,229, with per-capita income at $29,621 — a middle-income profile rather than an affluent one. Homes here carry a median value of $322,300, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.32% is unusually gentle, working out to a comparatively contained annual bill on a house at that price. There is no combined sales tax at all, so everyday purchases carry nothing extra. Together these figures place the area in comfortable middle-income territory, where property and sales taxes take a smaller bite than in many parts of the country.