Clayton vs Highland Acres

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

Clayton and Highland Acres 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 3,661 in Highland Acres). Clayton has the higher median household income ($103,211 vs $101,685 in Highland Acres). Clayton has the higher median home value ($343,700 vs $293,600 in Highland Acres).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Highland Acres
Population	4,086	3,661
Median age	36.5 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$103,211	$101,685
Median home value	$343,700	$293,600
Median gross rent	$1,484	$1,412
Housing units	1,123	1,340
Homeownership rate	86.1%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Highland Acres
Population	3,282 → 4,086 (+24.5%)	3,446 → 3,661 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$82,500 → $103,211 (+25.1%)	$87,255 → $101,685 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$242,900 → $343,700 (+41.5%)	$253,500 → $293,600 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,317 → $1,484 (+12.7%)	$968 → $1,412 (+45.9%)

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

Highland Acres

Population

3,4463,661

Median household income

$87,255$101,685

Median home value

$253,500$293,600

Median gross rent

$968$1,412

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Highland Acres
Under 5	8.3%	1.5%
5 to 17	24.6%	23.1%
18 to 24	3.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.3%
35 to 44	17.7%	7.6%
45 to 54	17.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	7.3%	18.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	14.1%
75 and over	2.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Highland Acres
White (non-Hispanic)	41.2%	80.4%
Black or African American	44.4%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Highland Acres
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	30.6%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Highland Acres
Drove alone	69.1%	76.2%
Carpooled	22.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	6.7%
Worked from home	8.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Highland Acres
1-unit, detached	86.3%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Highland Acres
Poverty rate	5.4%	7.6%
Average household size	3.64	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	35	23
Median year structure built	2004	1973