Kenton, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

449%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kenton	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$22,915	$46,894	$44,883
Median household income	$55,465	$90,340	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$55,854	$109,575	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,143	$56,447	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,369	$57,948	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,683	$43,895	$38,439
Unemployment rate	26.9%	4.7%	4.9%
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 32% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kenton is 449% 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

$36,972 $55,465 $110,930

City

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

State

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

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	2,642	$208,642	156.5%
Hartly, DE	170	$185,756	128.4%
Highland Acres, DE	4,053	$139,080	71.0%
Clayton, DE	3,485	$131,090	61.2%
Viola, DE	177	$127,881	57.2%
Kenton, DE	483	$55,465	31.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Amana, IA	483	$85,603	5.3%
Plymouth, IA	483	$93,145	14.5%
Ringsted, IA	483	$74,094	8.9%
Westwood Hills, KS	483	$246,281	202.8%
Wellington, KY	483	$119,595	47.0%
Kenton, DE	483	$55,465	31.8%

Source: The Kenton, 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.