Clayton vs Harrington

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

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

Clayton has the higher population (4,086 vs 3,805 in Harrington). Clayton has the higher median household income ($103,211 vs $72,606 in Harrington). Clayton has the higher median home value ($343,700 vs $222,100 in Harrington).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Harrington
Population	4,086	3,805
Median age	36.5 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$103,211	$72,606
Median home value	$343,700	$222,100
Median gross rent	$1,484	$1,136
Housing units	1,123	1,669
Homeownership rate	86.1%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Harrington
Population	3,282 → 4,086 (+24.5%)	3,652 → 3,805 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$82,500 → $103,211 (+25.1%)	$50,160 → $72,606 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$242,900 → $343,700 (+41.5%)	$181,300 → $222,100 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,317 → $1,484 (+12.7%)	$936 → $1,136 (+21.4%)

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

Harrington

Population

3,6523,805

Median household income

$50,160$72,606

Median home value

$181,300$222,100

Median gross rent

$936$1,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Harrington
Under 5	8.3%	12.1%
5 to 17	24.6%	20.3%
18 to 24	3.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	19.6%
35 to 44	17.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	17.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	7.3%	8.1%
65 to 74	6.9%	4.8%
75 and over	2.7%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Harrington
White (non-Hispanic)	41.2%	70.3%
Black or African American	44.4%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Harrington
No high school diploma	10.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	30.6%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Harrington
Drove alone	69.1%	82.2%
Carpooled	22.2%	3.6%
Public transit	0.6%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Harrington
1-unit, detached	86.3%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Harrington
Poverty rate	5.4%	10.9%
Average household size	3.64	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	2004	1969