Cheswold, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Index	Cheswold	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$36,082	$46,894	$44,883
Median household income	$81,238	$90,340	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,558	$109,575	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,218	$56,447	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,613	$57,948	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,391	$43,895	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.1%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cheswold is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cheswold is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cheswold is 14% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Cheswold is 53% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,153 $81,238 $162,476

City

$60,220 $90,340 $180,680

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Cheswold median earnings by income bracket

Cheswold employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.9%	6.9%
Manufacturing sector	11.0%	11.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.8%	5.8%
Wholesale & retail services	21.2%	21.2%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	19.8%	19.8%
Education, health & social services	9.9%	9.9%
Other	21.2%	21.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Townsend, DE	2,642	$208,642	156.5%
Hartly, DE	170	$185,756	128.4%
Highland Acres, DE	4,053	$139,080	71.0%
Clayton, DE	3,485	$131,090	61.2%
Viola, DE	177	$127,881	57.2%
Cheswold, DE	1,736	$81,238	0.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bruceville-Eddy, TX	1,736	$88,326	8.6%
Hampden-Sydney, VA	1,736	$190,291	134.0%
Reinbeck, IA	1,737	$103,984	27.8%
Barry, IL	1,735	$66,118	18.7%
Hancock, MD	1,737	$64,657	20.5%
Cheswold, DE	1,736	$81,238	0.1%

Source: The Cheswold, DE employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.