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Ellendale, DE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ellendale is $15,381, which is much lower than the state average of $30,191 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ellendale median household income is $41,563, which has grown by 12.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.12% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ellendale residents spend 27.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.2 minutes and is higher than 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, #74

Ellendale, DE	15,381 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

Ellendale, DE	21,786 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

Ellendale, DE	29,583 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

Ellendale, DE	11,964 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, #64

Ellendale, DE	41,563 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ellendale, DE	43,924 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #60

Ellendale, DE	12.08%
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

	Ellendale, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.43%	$11,192, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.00%	$16,807, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.62%	$825, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.19%	$12,500, 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

Ellendale, DE	43,750 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ellendale, DE	46,798 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

	Ellendale, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$48,438, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$27,917, see rank	$46,149	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ellendale, DE	Delaware	U.S.
25 to 44	$40,417, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,750, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$30,000, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ellendale, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	246, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	125, 50.81%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	83, 66.40%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.80%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	82, 65.60%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	71, 86.59%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11, 13.41%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	42, 33.60%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	121, 49.19%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	68, 56.20%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	68, 56.20%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	60, 88.24%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 11.76%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	53, 43.80%, 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

	Ellendale, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	132, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	105, 79.55%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	13, 9.85%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 10.61%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ellendale, DE	27.8 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

	Ellendale, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	131	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	71, 54.20%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6, 8.45%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13, 18.31%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16, 22.54%, 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	5, 7.04%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24, 33.80%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	60, 45.80%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16, 26.67%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	15, 25.00%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 31.67%, 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	10, 16.67%, 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

	Ellendale, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	131, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	5, 3.82%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 20.61%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1, 0.76%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	26, 19.85%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7, 5.34%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5, 3.82%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9, 6.87%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24, 18.32%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7, 5.34%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	14, 10.69%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 4.58%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ellendale, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	100	29.85%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	19	23.75%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

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