What is the population of Claymont CDP?

Claymont CDP has 9,543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #12 of 79 in Delaware.

What is the median household income in Claymont CDP?

Median household income in Claymont CDP is $75,808 a year, 3.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Claymont CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,290 a month and the median home value is $262,900, so rent absorbs about 20.4% of median household income.

Is Claymont CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Claymont CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Claymont, DE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Claymont, Delaware (Claymont, DE — Census place “Claymont CDP”) is 9,543 residents, ranking #12 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $75,808, the median home is worth $262,900 and median gross rent runs $1,290 a month. Looking for the Claymont Delaware ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Claymont, DE: 19703.

Population: 9,543Claymont CDP residents
Median household income: $75,808Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $262,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,290Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 55.6%Owner-occupied households

Claymont ZIP codes (Delaware)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Claymont.

The Claymont DE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

19703

What the numbers mean in Claymont CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Claymont CDP median would spend about 20.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.2% of residents and 55.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Claymont CDP, DE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Claymont CDP is a mid-size town in Delaware, with 9,543 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #12 of 79 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 40.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Claymont CDP earn a median of $75,808 a year, 3.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $75,000 median for the 54 Delaware cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Claymont CDP is valued at $262,900, 13.3% below the national figure and 6% below the $280,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,290 a month, 8.3% below the national figure, or roughly $15,480 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 55.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Claymont CDP?: Claymont CDP has 9,543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #12 of 79 in Delaware.
What is the median household income in Claymont CDP?: Median household income in Claymont CDP is $75,808 a year, 3.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Claymont CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,290 a month and the median home value is $262,900, so rent absorbs about 20.4% of median household income.
Is Claymont CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Claymont CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Claymont CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.