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Wilmington, DE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wilmington is $25,686, which is lower than the state average of $30,191 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wilmington median household income is $38,979, which has grown by 11.00% 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 Wilmington residents spend 21.4 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, #39

Wilmington, DE	25,686 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

Wilmington, DE	29,422 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

Wilmington, DE	31,982 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

Wilmington, DE	27,475 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, #70

Wilmington, DE	38,979 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wilmington, DE	60,117 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #61

Wilmington, DE	11.00%
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

	Wilmington, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.36%	$27,108, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.50%	$15,053, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.59%	$2,437, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.84%	$19,467, 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

Wilmington, DE	47,748 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wilmington, DE	67,305 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

	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$57,939, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$29,492, see rank	$46,149	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,814, see rank	$46,295	$42,396
Asian	$79,583, see rank	$87,453	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,352, see rank	$35,809	$37,170
One Race, Other	$37,848, see rank	$40,474	$40,300
Two or More Races	$47,625, see rank	$47,325	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$23,773, see rank	$29,750	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,832, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,570, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$23,231, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	56,023, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	25,374, 45.29%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,404, 64.65%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	42, 0.17%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,362, 64.48%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,187, 86.71%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,175, 13.29%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,970, 35.35%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	30,649, 54.71%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	18,835, 61.45%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	18,835, 61.45%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	16,502, 87.61%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,333, 12.39%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,814, 38.55%, 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

	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	30,361, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,731, 68.28%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,574, 8.48%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,559, 11.72%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	1,983, 6.53%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	445, 1.47%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,069, 3.52%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wilmington, DE	21.4 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

	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,689	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	14,187, 46.23%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,947, 34.87%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,202, 22.57%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,815, 19.84%, see rank	16.94%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	124, 0.87%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	689, 4.86%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,907, 13.44%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	16,502, 53.77%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,534, 39.60%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,152, 25.16%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,006, 30.34%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22, 0.13%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 0.19%, see rank	0.12%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	738, 4.47%, 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

	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,689, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	235, 0.77%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	983, 3.20%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,884, 6.14%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	472, 1.54%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,356, 10.94%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,029, 3.35%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	671, 2.19%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,971, 12.94%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,738, 12.18%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,329, 27.14%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,850, 9.29%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,855, 6.04%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,316, 4.29%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wilmington, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17,936	26.07%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,436	22.59%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

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