Long Neck, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Long Neck	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$45,980	$46,894	$44,883
Median household income	$79,875	$90,340	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$79,386	$109,575	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$94,333	$56,447	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,871	$57,948	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,352	$43,895	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.6%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Long Neck is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Long Neck is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Long Neck is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Long Neck is 63% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,244 $79,875 $159,750

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Long Neck median earnings by income bracket

Long Neck employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.9%	16.9%
Manufacturing sector	15.3%	15.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	28.0%	28.0%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	1.7%	1.7%
Other	28.6%	28.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Henlopen Acres, DE	191	$252,022	209.9%
Rehoboth Beach, DE	1,642	$172,569	112.2%
Bethany Beach, DE	1,195	$144,961	78.2%
Dewey Beach, DE	454	$142,123	74.7%
South Bethany, DE	569	$141,848	74.4%
Long Neck, DE	2,953	$79,875	1.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arcola, IL	2,953	$89,921	10.6%
Buckeye Lake, OH	2,953	$77,977	4.1%
Zellwood, FL	2,952	$78,267	3.8%
Wilton, IA	2,952	$88,227	8.5%
Lake City, PA	2,954	$91,197	12.1%
Long Neck, DE	2,953	$79,875	1.8%

Source: The Long Neck, 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.