Claymont is a city of 8,786 people in Delaware. There are 4,085 people per square mile. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. 94% were living in the same home a year earlier. The typical home is worth $276,600, having more than doubled since 2000. Households earn $74,712 at the median, near the US median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,712, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Claymont
What changed most since 1990
White share87.8% → 49.0%(−38.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share9.6% → 27.7%(+18.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$243,607 → $276,600(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.7%(44)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(100)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(128)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 375 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Claymont, decade by decade
Claymont population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,800
$74,426
$243,607
13.9%
27.5
2000
9,220
$74,347
$210,401
16.5%
58.0
2010
8,253
$81,122
$301,237
22.4%
69.1
2020
9,895
$69,508
$253,801
28.4%
84.1
2024
8,786
$74,712
$276,600
35.9%
82.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
