Highest median household income in Delaware
Delaware counties and cities ranked by median household income.
This page ranks the counties and cities of Delaware by median household income — which have the highest median household income, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among cities & places, Hockessin leads at $172,695.
Cities & places
| # | Name | Median household income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hockessin | $172,695 | |
| 2 | North Star | $167,664 | |
| 3 | Townsend | $153,083 | |
| 4 | Hartly | $148,153 | |
| 5 | St. Georges | $146,944 | |
| 6 | Rehoboth Beach | $141,250 | |
| 7 | Greenville | $139,541 | |
| 8 | Pike Creek | $135,703 | |
| 9 | Ardencroft | $125,125 | |
| 10 | Fenwick Island | $120,625 | |
| 11 | Magnolia | $116,667 | |
| 12 | Middletown | $115,252 | |
| 13 | South Bethany | $111,667 | |
| 14 | Glasgow | $109,803 | |
| 15 | Rising Sun-Lebanon | $109,167 | |
| 16 | Dewey Beach | $107,917 | |
| 17 | Bethany Beach | $105,833 | |
| 18 | Clayton | $103,211 | |
| 19 | Highland Acres | $101,685 | |
| 20 | Houston | $100,208 | |
| 21 | Slaughter Beach | $96,500 | |
| 22 | Port Penn | $95,287 | |
| 23 | Pike Creek Valley | $93,896 | |
| 24 | Millville | $93,409 | |
| 25 | New Castle | $92,565 | |
| 26 | Lewes | $92,375 | |
| 27 | Bethel | $91,111 | |
| 28 | Bear | $88,985 | |
| 29 | Ocean View | $88,021 | |
| 30 | Odessa | $86,875 | |
| 31 | Bellefonte | $86,667 | |
| 32 | Riverview | $85,833 | |
| 33 | Selbyville | $81,845 | |
| 34 | Ardentown | $81,250 | |
| 35 | Arden | $80,417 | |
| 36 | Edgemoor | $79,572 | |
| 37 | Delaware City | $78,333 | |
| 38 | Millsboro | $77,750 | |
| 39 | Woodside | $77,176 | |
| 40 | Bowers | $76,406 | |
| 41 | Elsmere | $76,378 | |
| 42 | Claymont | $75,808 | |
| 43 | Cheswold | $75,000 | |
| 44 | Lincoln | $74,712 | |
| 45 | Frankford | $74,583 | |
| 46 | Harrington | $72,606 | |
| 47 | Wilmington Manor | $72,346 | |
| 48 | Greenwood | $72,063 | |
| 49 | Brookside | $72,031 | |
| 50 | Kent Acres | $71,848 | |
| 51 | Newark | $71,373 | |
| 52 | Dover Base Housing | $71,181 | |
| 53 | Smyrna | $70,473 | |
| 54 | Frederica | $70,288 | |
| 55 | Little Creek | $70,179 | |
| 56 | Bridgeville | $69,631 | |
| 57 | Ellendale | $66,875 | |
| 58 | Wyoming | $66,815 | |
| 59 | Milton | $64,906 | |
| 60 | Dagsboro | $64,250 | |
| 61 | Blades | $62,596 | |
| 62 | Viola | $62,361 | |
| 63 | Felton | $62,000 | |
| 64 | Camden | $61,895 | |
| 65 | Delmar | $61,344 | |
| 66 | Newport | $59,833 | |
| 67 | Dover | $58,336 | |
| 68 | Woodside East | $57,938 | |
| 69 | Long Neck | $55,508 | |
| 70 | Wilmington | $55,269 | |
| 71 | Milford | $55,265 | |
| 72 | Kenton | $52,589 | |
| 73 | Seaford | $51,120 | |
| 74 | Leipsic | $50,833 | |
| 75 | Georgetown | $47,423 | |
| 76 | Laurel | $44,593 | |
| 77 | Rodney Village | $40,341 |
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