Kenton, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

430%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kenton	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$15,121	$31,118	$29,829
Median household income	$37,261	$61,017	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$37,154	$72,470	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,714	$38,152	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,500	$39,093	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,544	$30,154	$26,250
Unemployment rate	24.7%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.3%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kenton is 49% lower than the national average
The median household income in Kenton is 33% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kenton is 430% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Kenton is 71% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,838 $37,261 $74,522

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Kenton median earnings by income bracket

Kenton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	28.6%	28.6%
Manufacturing sector	9.5%	9.5%
Financial & insurance services	7.9%	7.9%
Wholesale & retail services	3.2%	3.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.6%	1.6%
Education, health & social services	15.9%	15.9%
Other	33.3%	33.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Townsend, DE	2,546	$137,856	149.2%
Hartly, DE	167	$125,949	127.7%
Highland Acres, DE	3,913	$91,800	65.9%
Viola, DE	173	$87,500	58.2%
Clayton, DE	3,393	$87,118	57.5%
Kenton, DE	464	$37,261	32.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scammon Bay, AK	464	$35,625	35.6%
Dozier, AL	464	$39,479	28.6%
Allenspark, CO	464	$113,250	104.7%
Saguache, CO	464	$35,000	36.7%
Flat Rock, IL	464	$41,071	25.8%
Kenton, DE	464	$37,261	32.6%

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