Claymont

Population: 9,543
Median household income: $75,808
Median home value: $262,900

Claymont, a community in New Castle County, Delaware, has 9,543 residents. At $75,808, its median household income sits below New Castle County's $89,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Claymont's population grew 2.3% from 9,330 to 9,543, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $208,400 to $262,900.

Owners occupy 55.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,543
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $75,808
Median home value: $262,900
Median gross rent: $1,290
Housing units: 4,397
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,3309,543

Median household income

$59,613$75,808

Median home value

$208,400$262,900

Median gross rent

$1,021$1,290

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,330	$59,613	$208,400	$1,021
2020	9,343	$57,348	$209,400	$1,117
2021	9,508	$58,984	$219,100	$1,118
2022	10,191	$72,840	$248,200	$1,208
2023	9,543	$75,808	$262,900	$1,290

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	435	4.6%
5 to 17	1,197	12.5%
18 to 24	709	7.4%
25 to 34	1,835	19.2%
35 to 44	1,234	12.9%
45 to 54	1,290	13.5%
55 to 64	1,374	14.4%
65 to 74	1,030	10.8%
75 and over	439	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,300	55.5%
Black or African American	2,386	25.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	602	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	415	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	831	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	354	4.9%
High school graduate	2,347	32.6%
Some college or associate's	2,074	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,503	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	924	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit3.5%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,169	75.8%
Carpooled	226	4.1%
Public transit	192	3.5%
Walked	93	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	743	13.5%
Other means	76	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	788	16.6%
15 to 29 min	2,197	46.2%
30 to 44 min	914	19.2%
45 to 59 min	357	7.5%
60+ min	500	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 10.2% (969 of 9,520)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,329	56.0%
Nonfamily households	1,833	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,162	94.7%
Vacant	235	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,314	55.6%
Renter-occupied	1,848	44.4%

1-unit, detached44.2%

1-unit, attached19.1%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units23.0%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,943	44.2%
1-unit, attached	838	19.1%
2 to 4 units	340	7.7%
5 to 19 units	1,011	23.0%
20 or more units	265	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1015310
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8032, -75.4605