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Population (year 2000): 1,273. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,420 (+11.5% change)
 
Males: 600   (47.1%)
Females: 673   (52.9%)

Kent County

Median resident age:   35.8 years
Delaware median age:   36.0 years

Zip codes: 19938 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,200 (it was $43,462 in 2000)
Clayton   $51,200
Delaware:   $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $134,500 (it was $96,000 in 2000)
Clayton   $134,500
Delaware:   $203,800

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Clayton, DE residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Clayton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
  • Black (8.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)


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Ancestries: German (16.6%), English (16.0%), Irish (15.2%), United States (11.9%), Italian (6.8%), Polish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 43 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 1361 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Clayton

For population 25 years and over in Clayton

  • High school or higher: 72.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clayton town

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 14.2%

29 residents are foreign born (0.9% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% North America).

This town:   2.3%
Delaware:   5.7%



According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Clayton, Delaware in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Clayton to the number of sex offenders is 116 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Clayton:   0.5% ($452)
Delaware:   0.6% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (27.9 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (59.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Smyrna, DE (1.8 miles ), Kenton, DE (4.9 miles ), Cheswold, DE (5.9 miles ), Townsend, DE (8.2 miles ), Leipsic, DE (8.8 miles ), Hartly, DE (10.0 miles) , Odessa, DE (11.5 miles ), Dover, DE (11.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.29 N, Longitude: 75.63 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Population change in the 1990s: +198 (+18.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)



 

Crime in Clayton by Year

Type 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 70.6
Robberies 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 70.6
Assaults 1 2 4 4
    per 100,000 76.6 150.7 294.1 282.3
Burglaries 6 5 7 6
    per 100,000 459.8 376.8 514.7 423.4
Thefts 12 11 10 14
    per 100,000 919.5 828.9 735.3 988.0
Auto thefts 0 2 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 150.7 73.5 0.0
Arson 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 157.4) 84.3 101.7 130.1 203.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   5.73
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Clayton, Delaware

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Clayton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Delaware state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Clayton town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 32.0 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Clayton:
  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; DOVER, DE)
  • ROCKFORD CENTER (about 19 miles; NEWARK, DE)
  • DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 21 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clayton:
  • DOVER AFB (about 18 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 26 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 49 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clayton:
  • SMYRNA (about 4 miles; SMYRNA, DE; ID: 38N)
  • DELAWARE AIRPARK (about 7 miles; DOVER/CHESWOLD, DE; ID: 33N)
  • MASSEY AERODROME (about 11 miles; MASSEY, MD; ID: MD1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clayton:
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 19 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 21 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 24 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 46 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
Public elementary/middle schools in Clayton:
  • PROVIDENCE CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 650; Location: 355 WEST DUCK CREEK ROAD; Grades: KG - 07)
  • CLAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location: 510 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 04)

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Churches in Clayton include: Byrds African Methodist Episcopal Church (A) , Saint Pauls United Methodist Church (B) , Saint Josephs Catholic Church (C) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Paw Paw Branch (A) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Clayton and their reported violations in the past:

SAMBOS TAVERN (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JUL-16-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-16-1998), St Compliance achieved (OCT-27-1998)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Clayton that have no violations reported:
  • CLAYTON WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 2250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:   2.5 people
Delaware:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   69.5%
Whole state:   68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   4.4%
Whole state:   6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   7.0%
Whole state:   9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   4.2%
Whole state:   4.4%

Clayton compared to Delaware state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2 $4,549 $27,294 0 $0
Solid Waste Management 1 $3,410 $40,920 0 $0
Sewerage 1 $3,410 $40,920 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 4 $11,073 $33,219 1 $518
Totals for Government 8 $22,442 $33,663 1 $518


Clayton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $140,000
    All Other: $114,000
    Solid Waste Management: $88,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $607,000
    Police Protection: $176,000
    General - Other: $158,000
    Sewerage: $118,000
    Financial Administration: $82,000
    Regular Highways: $75,000
    Solid Waste Management: $67,000
    Water Utilities: $63,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $82,000
    Interest Earnings: $60,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,136,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $800,000
    Water Utilities: $82,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $54,000
    All Other: $53,000
    Highways: $40,000
  • Tax - NEC: $61,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $280,000

8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.47%
Delaware average:   6.10%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($838 average AGI)
Kent County:   0.21%
Delaware average:   0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Castle County, DE  1.92% ($46,984 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.19% ($43,981)
from Caroline County, MD  0.16% ($32,667)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.54%
Delaware average:   5.32%

0.29% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,231 average AGI)
Kent County:   0.29%
Delaware average:   0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New Castle County, DE  1.09% ($41,164 average AGI)
to Philadelphia County, PA  0.10% ($33,481)
to Caroline County, MD  0.07% ($26,421)


Strongest AM radio stations in Clayton:
  • WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clayton:
  • WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WSNJ-FM (107.7 FM; BRIDGETON, NJ; Owner: COHANZICK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJKS (101.7 FM; CANTON, NJ; Owner: QC COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • W292CF (106.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)

TV broadcast stations around Clayton:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
  • W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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