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Dewey Beach, DE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Dewey Beach is $54,712, which is much higher than the state average of $30,191 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Dewey Beach median household income is $56,250, which has shrunk by 29.22% 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 Dewey Beach residents spend 16.1 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, #9

Dewey Beach, DE	54,712 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

Dewey Beach, DE	35,938 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

Dewey Beach, DE	37,083 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

Dewey Beach, DE	25,625 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, #37

Dewey Beach, DE	56,250 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dewey Beach, DE	94,818 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #75

Dewey Beach, DE		-29.22%
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

	Dewey Beach, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	43.66%	$48,734, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.89%	$16,018, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.11%	$800, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.99%	$44,470, 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

Dewey Beach, DE	81,250 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dewey Beach, DE	124,138 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

	Dewey Beach, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$56,250, see rank	$64,791	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Dewey Beach, DE	Delaware	U.S.
25 to 44	$89,063, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,167, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$56,250, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Dewey Beach, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	245, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	133, 54.29%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	95, 71.43%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4, 3.01%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	91, 68.42%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	88, 96.70%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 3.30%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	38, 28.57%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	112, 45.71%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	33, 29.46%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	33, 29.46%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	33, 100.00%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	79, 70.54%, 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

	Dewey Beach, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	124, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	73, 58.87%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1, 0.81%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 1.61%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	32, 25.81%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	12, 9.68%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4, 3.23%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dewey Beach, DE	16.1 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

	Dewey Beach, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	121	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	88, 72.73%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38, 43.18%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	26, 29.55%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16, 18.18%, 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, 5.68%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3, 3.41%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	33, 27.27%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14, 42.42%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7, 21.21%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10, 30.30%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 6.06%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Dewey Beach, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	121, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	5, 4.13%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	11, 9.09%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1, 0.83%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10, 8.26%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2, 1.65%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 6.61%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10, 8.26%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	15, 12.40%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	44, 36.36%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 9.09%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 3.31%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Dewey Beach, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	30	11.81%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4	6.90%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

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