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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Seaford Area is $27,165, which is lower than the state average of $29,733 and is about the same as the national average of $28,051. Seaford Area median household income is $52,692. On average Seaford Area residents spend 23.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #164

Seaford Area	27,165 USD
Delaware	29,733 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Seaford Area	27,077 USD
Delaware	32,370 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Seaford Area	31,449 USD
Delaware	38,617 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Seaford Area	23,742 USD
Delaware	28,167 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #180

Seaford Area	52,692 USD
Delaware	60,119 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Seaford Area	67,390 USD
Delaware	77,453 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Seaford Area	4.26%
Delaware	27.12%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Seaford Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Delaware and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Seaford Area		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.09%	$14,112, see rank	23.73%	$14,623	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	41.50%	$18,591, see rank	31.28%	$18,227	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	2.41%	$2,992, see rank	2.57%	$2,939	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	30.48%	$26,127, see rank	23.28%	$24,484	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Seaford Area	61,685 USD
Delaware	72,069 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Seaford Area	75,667 USD
Delaware	89,415 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Seaford Area	Delaware	U.S.
White	$55,661, see rank	$64,341	$56,203
Black	$34,118, see rank	$44,175	$35,564
Hispanic	$39,469, see rank	$45,077	$41,994
Asian	$60,660, see rank	$90,185	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$42,422, see rank	$41,375	$37,469
Hawaiian Native	$45,000, see rank	$35,720	$54,938
One Race, Other	$34,583, see rank	$41,644	$40,405
Two or More Races	$40,054, see rank	$48,640	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Seaford Area	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$31,276, see rank	$31,315	$25,955
25 to 44	$56,813, see rank	$64,362	$58,073
45 to 64	$62,164, see rank	$72,689	$64,486
65 or over	$42,389, see rank	$42,651	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Seaford Area	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	161,850, see rank	718,553	243,810,053
Male¹	78,085, 48.25%, see rank	47.81%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	49,004, 62.76%, see rank	68.94%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	216, 0.28%, see rank	0.93%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	48,788, 62.48%, see rank	68.01%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	44,510, 91.23%, see rank	91.01%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,278, 8.77%, see rank	8.99%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	29,081, 37.24%, see rank	31.06%	29.80%
Female¹	83,765, 51.75%, see rank	52.19%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	45,889, 54.78%, see rank	60.73%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	5, 0.01%, see rank	0.16%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	45,884, 54.78%, see rank	60.58%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	42,229, 92.03%, see rank	92.26%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,655, 7.97%, see rank	7.74%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	37,876, 45.22%, see rank	39.27%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Seaford Area	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	85,038, 100%	416,699	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	69,046, 81.19%, see rank	80.14%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,364, 9.84%, see rank	9.44%	10.03%
Public Transportation	653, 0.77%, see rank	3.25%	4.98%
Walked	1,624, 1.91%, see rank	2.25%	2.82%
Other Means	2,153, 2.53%, see rank	1.31%	1.76%
Worked at Home	3,198, 3.76%, see rank	3.61%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Seaford Area	23.7 minutes
Delaware	24.8 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Seaford Area	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	86,739	422,219	141,996,548
Male¹	44,510, 51.31%, see rank	50.37%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,391, 25.59%, see rank	33.36%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	8,610, 19.34%, see rank	15.97%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,957, 15.63%, see rank	17.40%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	644, 1.45%, see rank	0.63%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,346, 12.01%, see rank	9.71%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,036, 18.05%, see rank	16.12%	17.87%
Female¹	42,229, 48.69%, see rank	49.63%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,312, 33.89%, see rank	41.38%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	9,949, 23.56%, see rank	19.94%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,826, 35.11%, see rank	33.02%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	184, 0.44%, see rank	0.25%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	110, 0.26%, see rank	0.14%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,756, 6.53%, see rank	4.97%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Seaford Area	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	86,739, 100%	422,219	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,299, 2.65%, see rank	1.09%	1.90%
Construction	7,816, 9.01%, see rank	6.68%	6.49%
Manufacturing	8,068, 9.30%, see rank	9.42%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	1,780, 2.05%, see rank	2.12%	2.83%
Retail Trade	12,704, 14.65%, see rank	12.11%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,686, 4.25%, see rank	4.61%	5.00%
Information	1,305, 1.50%, see rank	1.85%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,401, 6.23%, see rank	9.98%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,248, 8.36%, see rank	9.74%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	18,404, 21.22%, see rank	23.64%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,873, 10.23%, see rank	8.72%	9.18%
Public Administration	4,658, 5.37%, see rank	5.71%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,497, 5.18%, see rank	4.32%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Seaford Area	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	25,105	12.95%, see rank	11.50%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	4,220	8.30%, see rank	7.61%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.