Delaware · Census place 15440
Clayton town, DE
Quick answer
Clayton town has 4,086 residents, ranking #23 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $103,211, the median home is worth $343,700 and median gross rent runs $1,484 a month.
- Population
- 4,086Clayton town residents
- Median household income
- $103,211Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $343,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,484Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Clayton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clayton town median would spend about 17.3% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 86.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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