USA.com / Delaware / New Castle County / Claymont, DE / Income and Careers

Claymont, DE Income and Careers

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in DE

High / Low DE Cities by Males Employed

High / Low DE Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in DE

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in DE

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in DE

Most / Least Educated Cities in DE

As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Claymont is $24,403, which is lower than the state average of $30,191 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Claymont median household income is $52,091, which has grown by 27.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 27.12% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Claymont residents spend 26.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.2 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #49

Claymont, DE	24,403 USD
Delaware	30,191 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Claymont, DE	31,751 USD
Delaware	33,303 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Claymont, DE	36,786 USD
Delaware	38,619 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Claymont, DE	28,484 USD
Delaware	29,263 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #48

Claymont, DE	52,091 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Claymont, DE	61,746 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #35

Claymont, DE	27.63%
Delaware	27.12%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Claymont, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.58%	$3,592, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.72%	$16,641, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.26%	$1,485, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.02%	$12,865, see rank	23.57%	$25,529	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Claymont, DE	61,636 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Claymont, DE	72,406 USD
Delaware	90,884 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Claymont, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$56,466, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$44,539, see rank	$46,149	$35,600
Hispanic	$85,767, see rank	$46,295	$42,396
Asian	$60,625, see rank	$87,453	$73,244
One Race, Other	$95,298, see rank	$40,474	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,115, see rank	$47,325	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Claymont, DE	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$42,422, see rank	$29,750	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,968, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,759, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$33,917, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Claymont, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,161, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	3,430, 47.90%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,552, 74.40%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.41%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,538, 73.99%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,263, 89.16%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	275, 10.84%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	878, 25.60%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	3,731, 52.10%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,306, 61.81%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,306, 61.81%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,013, 87.29%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	293, 12.71%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,425, 38.19%, see rank	40.00%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Claymont, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,216, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,345, 79.34%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	323, 7.66%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	240, 5.69%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	90, 2.13%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	34, 0.81%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	184, 4.36%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Claymont, DE	26.5 minutes
Delaware	25.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Claymont, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,276	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	2,263, 52.92%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	638, 28.19%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	399, 17.63%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	504, 22.27%, see rank	16.94%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	204, 9.01%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	350, 15.47%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	2,013, 47.08%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	741, 36.81%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	450, 22.35%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	728, 36.16%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	83, 4.12%, see rank	4.86%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Claymont, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,276, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9, 0.21%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	301, 7.04%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	389, 9.10%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	209, 4.89%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	650, 15.20%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	208, 4.86%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	165, 3.86%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	352, 8.23%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	336, 7.86%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	925, 21.63%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	360, 8.42%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	206, 4.82%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	166, 3.88%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Claymont, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,106	12.09%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	221	9.67%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.