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Delaware City, DE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Delaware City is $24,927, which is lower than the state average of $30,191 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Delaware City median household income is $59,375, which has grown by 36.15% 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 Delaware City residents spend 23.4 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, #46

Delaware City, DE	24,927 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

Delaware City, DE	29,917 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

Delaware City, DE	32,098 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

Delaware City, DE	25,536 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, #32

Delaware City, DE	59,375 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Delaware City, DE	66,369 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #30

Delaware City, DE	36.15%
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

	Delaware City, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.69%	$9,513, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.02%	$16,904, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.78%	$3,100, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.94%	$20,024, 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

Delaware City, DE	71,375 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Delaware City, DE	72,549 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

	Delaware City, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$59,375, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$72,778, see rank	$46,149	$35,600
Hispanic	$18,750, see rank	$46,295	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Delaware City, DE	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$22,031, see rank	$29,750	$25,788
25 to 44	$72,778, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,786, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$29,688, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Delaware City, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,495, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	750, 50.17%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	578, 77.07%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	578, 77.07%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	532, 92.04%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	46, 7.96%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	172, 22.93%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	745, 49.83%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	495, 66.44%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	495, 66.44%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	440, 88.89%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	55, 11.11%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	250, 33.56%, 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

	Delaware City, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	930, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	764, 82.15%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	54, 5.81%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	37, 3.98%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	36, 3.87%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 1.94%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	21, 2.26%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Delaware City, DE	23.4 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

	Delaware City, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	972	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	532, 54.73%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	119, 22.37%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	110, 20.68%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66, 12.41%, 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	106, 19.92%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	88, 16.54%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	440, 45.27%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	97, 22.05%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	123, 27.95%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	181, 41.14%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 1.59%, 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	25, 5.68%, 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

	Delaware City, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	972, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 0.72%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	104, 10.70%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	109, 11.21%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 1.75%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	108, 11.11%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	41, 4.22%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	34, 3.50%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	28, 2.88%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	145, 14.92%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	204, 20.99%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	62, 6.38%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	65, 6.69%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	48, 4.94%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Delaware City, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	287	15.45%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	68	14.56%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

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