Claymont, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Claymont	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$31,849	$31,118	$29,829
Median household income	$57,348	$61,017	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$76,926	$72,470	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$50,817	$38,152	$35,192
Median earnings male	$39,972	$39,093	$36,919
Median earnings female	$37,033	$30,154	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.1%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Claymont is 7% higher than the national average
The median household income in Claymont is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Claymont is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Claymont is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,228 $57,348 $114,696

City

$40,673 $61,017 $122,034

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Claymont median earnings by income bracket

Claymont employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.6%	7.6%
Manufacturing sector	9.3%	9.3%
Financial & insurance services	7.1%	7.1%
Wholesale & retail services	17.5%	17.5%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.9%	7.9%
Education, health & social services	14.4%	14.4%
Other	30.7%	30.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rose Valley, PA	1,148	$189,375	242.3%
Haverford College, PA	1,243	$176,397	218.9%
Hockessin, DE	14,172	$153,879	178.2%
Greenwich, NJ	2,747	$147,578	166.8%
North Star, DE	7,546	$142,955	158.4%
Claymont, DE	9,343	$57,348	3.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coffeyville, KS	9,343	$34,727	37.2%
Tomah, WI	9,342	$51,304	7.3%
Belmont, VA	9,341	$185,217	234.8%
Carencro, LA	9,346	$48,406	12.5%
Edwards, CO	9,347	$68,898	24.5%
Claymont, DE	9,343	$57,348	3.7%

Source: The Claymont, DE employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).