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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sussex County is $27,748, which is lower than the state average of $30,191 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Sussex County median household income is $53,505, which has grown by 36.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.12% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sussex County residents spend 24.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.2 minutes and is lower 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, #2

Sussex County	27,748 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

Sussex County	27,411 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

Sussex County	31,955 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

Sussex County	24,563 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, #3

Sussex County	53,505 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sussex County	68,578 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Sussex County	36.46%
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

	Sussex County		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.37%	$14,591, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.10%	$19,751, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.64%	$3,126, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.82%	$27,898, 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

Sussex County	62,502 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sussex County	77,066 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

	Sussex County	Delaware	U.S.
White	$56,214, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$36,612, see rank	$46,149	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,739, see rank	$46,295	$42,396
Asian	$97,679, see rank	$87,453	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,611, see rank	$35,809	$37,170
One Race, Other	$32,284, see rank	$40,474	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,414, see rank	$47,325	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sussex County	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$29,494, see rank	$29,750	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,666, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,594, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$45,369, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sussex County	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	167,303, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	80,593, 48.17%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	50,380, 62.51%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	178, 0.22%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	50,202, 62.29%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45,576, 90.79%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,626, 9.21%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	30,213, 37.49%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	86,710, 51.83%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	46,102, 53.17%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	46,102, 53.17%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	42,205, 91.55%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,897, 8.45%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	40,608, 46.83%, 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

	Sussex County	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	86,209, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	71,084, 82.46%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,221, 8.38%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	855, 0.99%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	1,900, 2.20%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	1,633, 1.89%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,516, 4.08%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sussex County	24.2 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

	Sussex County	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	87,781	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	45,576, 51.92%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,490, 25.21%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8,294, 18.20%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,275, 15.96%, see rank	16.94%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	680, 1.49%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,380, 11.80%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,770, 19.24%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	42,205, 48.08%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,845, 35.17%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	10,018, 23.74%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,238, 33.74%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	112, 0.27%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39, 0.09%, see rank	0.12%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,872, 6.80%, 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

	Sussex County	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	87,781, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,848, 2.11%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	7,376, 8.40%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,636, 9.84%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,825, 2.08%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	12,961, 14.77%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,942, 4.49%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	1,072, 1.22%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,734, 5.39%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,164, 8.16%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	19,517, 22.23%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,852, 10.08%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,980, 5.67%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,874, 5.55%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sussex County	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	26,583	13.27%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,890	9.13%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

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