Clayton, DE

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Clayton, Delaware

Clayton, Delaware is 31 miles S of Wilmington, Delaware (center to center) and 52 miles SW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in Kent county. The town is part of the Dover metro area. The population of Clayton is 1,273.

The People and Families of Clayton

In Clayton, about 54% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Clayton had a median family income of $48,000.

Clayton Housing

Of the housing in Clayton, approximately 82% is occupied by their owners. Property taxes in the town are low by Delaware standards.

Commuting

In Clayton, 93% of commuters drive to work. It's harder to live without a car in Clayton than most towns its size.

High Points

Clayton strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Delaware):

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 10%
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 13%
Low Violent Crime (vs. State)	Top 17%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 18%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Clayton, DE

Comparing Clayton to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Delaware (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Senior Citizens
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	31 miles S of Wilmington, Delaware (center to center)
Nearest Large City	52 miles SW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County	Kent
Metro Area	Dover
Standard Zip Codes	19938
Phone Area Codes	302
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.291
Longitude	-75.634

Station	MIDDLETOWN 3 E
Distance	11.2 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 42 F
Apr Temp	42 to 65 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	41.5 inches

Station	DOVER
Distance	11.6 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 44 F
Apr Temp	44 to 65 F
Jul Temp	68 to 87 F
Oct Temp	49 to 69 F
Annual Precip	46.2 inches

Station	NEWARK UNIVERSITY FARM
Distance	26.5 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 42 F
Apr Temp	41 to 66 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 68 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,273	100%
Male	600	47.1%
Female	673	52.9%
Under 18	346	27.2%
18+	927	72.8%
65+	178	14%
Median Age	35.8
Average Family Size	3.05
White	1,149	90.3%
African-American	103	8.1%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.3%
Other	6	0.5%
Mixed Race	9	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	17	1.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$48,000
Population In Poverty	89	7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,400
Growth	127
Growth %	10%

Ancestry	Percent
German	18.5%
English	16.9%
US/American	15.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.6%
Irish	11.8%
Italian	7.5%
Scottish	2.6%
Polish	2.1%
Hungarian	1.7%
French (except Basque)	1.7%
Dutch	1.5%
European	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
Danish	1.1%
Lithuanian	0.7%
Czechoslovakian	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.4%
British	0.4%
Pennsylvania German	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Russian	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Haitian	0.2%
Slavic	0.2%

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