Highland Acres, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

71%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Highland Acres	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$54,569	$46,894	$44,883
Median household income	$139,080	$90,340	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$150,207	$109,575	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,133	$56,447	$52,080
Median earnings male	$79,215	$57,948	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,537	$43,895	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.6%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Highland Acres is 22% higher than the national average
The median household income in Highland Acres is 71% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Highland Acres is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Highland Acres is 43% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$92,710 $139,080 $278,160

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Highland Acres median earnings by income bracket

Highland Acres employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	28.7%	28.7%
Manufacturing sector	6.7%	6.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	10.5%	10.5%
Public administration	19.2%	19.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	17.8%	17.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hartly, DE	170	$185,756	128.4%
Clayton, DE	3,485	$131,090	61.2%
Viola, DE	177	$127,881	57.2%
Magnolia, DE	392	$121,663	49.6%
Riverview, DE	2,638	$118,795	46.1%
Highland Acres, DE	4,053	$139,080	71.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gentry, AR	4,053	$64,587	20.6%
Holloman AFB, NM	4,053	$71,062	12.6%
Northern Lights County, AB	4,053	n/a
Highland Beach, FL	4,052	$180,080	121.4%
Panther Valley, NJ	4,052	$163,534	101.1%
Highland Acres, DE	4,053	$139,080	71.0%

Source: The Highland Acres, 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.