Clayton vs Dover

A side-by-side comparison of Clayton and Dover: population, income, housing, and more.

Clayton and Dover are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dover has the higher population (39,491 vs 4,086 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($103,211 vs $58,336 in Dover). Clayton has the higher median home value ($343,700 vs $248,500 in Dover).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Dover
Population	4,086	39,491
Median age	36.5 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$103,211	$58,336
Median home value	$343,700	$248,500
Median gross rent	$1,484	$1,252
Housing units	1,123	16,659
Homeownership rate	86.1%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Dover
Population	3,282 → 4,086 (+24.5%)	37,523 → 39,491 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$82,500 → $103,211 (+25.1%)	$47,669 → $58,336 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$242,900 → $343,700 (+41.5%)	$175,300 → $248,500 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,317 → $1,484 (+12.7%)	$1,038 → $1,252 (+20.6%)

Clayton

Population

3,2824,086

Median household income

$82,500$103,211

Median home value

$242,900$343,700

Median gross rent

$1,317$1,484

Dover

Population

37,52339,491

Median household income

$47,669$58,336

Median home value

$175,300$248,500

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,252

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Dover
Under 5	8.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	24.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	3.4%	16.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	17.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	17.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	7.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.6%
75 and over	2.7%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Dover
White (non-Hispanic)	41.2%	35.0%
Black or African American	44.4%	43.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.2%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Dover
No high school diploma	10.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	30.6%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Dover
Drove alone	69.1%	72.8%
Carpooled	22.2%	8.6%
Public transit	0.6%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Dover
1-unit, detached	86.3%	40.5%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	15.6%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Dover
Poverty rate	5.4%	17.5%
Average household size	3.64	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	2004	1985