Ellendale, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ellendale	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$28,066	$46,894	$44,883
Median household income	$83,035	$90,340	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$83,541	$109,575	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,902	$56,447	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,463	$57,948	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,425	$43,895	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.0%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ellendale is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ellendale is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ellendale is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ellendale is 6% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,351 $83,035 $166,070

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Ellendale median earnings by income bracket

Ellendale employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	29.3%	29.3%
Manufacturing sector	21.3%	21.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.7%	17.7%
Public administration	2.4%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	8.5%	8.5%
Other	17.1%	17.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Slaughter Beach, DE	309	$111,513	37.1%
Houston, DE	459	$110,153	35.4%
Felton, DE	1,237	$95,172	17.0%
Milton, DE	3,090	$90,206	10.9%
Greenwood, DE	1,170	$90,005	10.7%
Ellendale, DE	774	$83,035	2.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dakota City, IA	774	$76,653	5.8%
Karlstad, MN	774	$73,015	10.2%
Pinnacle, NC	774	$72,858	10.4%
Wampsville, NY	774	$100,882	24.0%
Rossiter, PA	774	$95,934	18.0%
Ellendale, DE	774	$83,035	2.1%

Source: The Ellendale, 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.