Editing Bethany Beach, Delaware (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 56
|1920= 56
|1930= 118
|1940= 152
|1950= 190
|1960= 170
|1970= 189
|1980= 330
|1990= 326
|2000= 903
|2010= 1060
|2020= 954
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 903 people, 473 households, and 281 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|782.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,376 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,058.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.78% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 473 households, out of which 10.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.40.

The age distribution is 10.3% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 15.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 39.2% who are 65 years of age or older.  The median age is 59 years. For every 100 females, there are 89.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $51,875, and the median income for a family is $67,500. Males have a median income of $41,705 versus $35,909 for females. The per capita income for the town is $41,306.  About 2.9% of families and 4.7% of the population are below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

The beach is extremely popular in the summer making it difficult to get a spot on sunny summer days. Bethany Beach is known as a "family beach" as there are not as many bars or other college student attractions.
[[File:Downtown Bethany Beach, Delaware.jpg|thumb|right|Garfield Parkway in downtown Bethany Beach]]