Hockessin, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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115%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

185%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hockessin	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$96,703	$46,894	$44,883
Median household income	$231,952	$90,340	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$246,128	$109,575	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$78,538	$56,447	$52,080
Median earnings male	$145,956	$57,948	$54,343
Median earnings female	$84,772	$43,895	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.0%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hockessin is 115% higher than the national average
The median household income in Hockessin is 185% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hockessin is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hockessin is 94% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$154,619 $231,952 $463,904

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Hockessin median earnings by income bracket

Hockessin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	10.2%	10.2%
Financial & insurance services	21.7%	21.7%
Wholesale & retail services	5.7%	5.7%
Public administration	5.5%	5.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	21.2%	21.2%
Other	23.1%	23.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Star, DE	7,732	$215,979	165.5%
Pike Creek, DE	7,263	$180,781	122.3%
Greenville, DE	2,501	$175,072	115.3%
Ardencroft, DE	197	$151,311	86.0%
Pomeroy, PA	978	$142,201	74.8%
Hockessin, DE	14,708	$231,952	185.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Princeton Meadows, NJ	14,708	$168,128	106.7%
Hopatcong, NJ	14,711	$144,964	78.2%
Port Orchard, WA	14,715	$108,174	33.0%
West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, ON	14,724	n/a
East Milton, FL	14,691	$78,904	3.0%
Hockessin, DE	14,708	$231,952	185.2%

Source: The Hockessin, 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.