COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pennside vs Claymont
PLACE A
Pennside, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Claymont, Delaware
Pennside is 38% smaller than Claymont. Pennside earns more, with a median household income $2,480 higher.
PENNSIDECLAYMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population5,4078,786−38% vs Claymont
Population density5,3324,085+1,248
Population growth23.1%19.9%+3.2 pts
Median age39.141.5−2.4
Male49.1%51.3%−2.2 pts
Female50.9%48.7%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born4.5%12.8%−8.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.3%49.0%+16.3 pts
Black2.5%27.7%−25.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.2%9.1%+15.1 pts
Asian0.4%10.1%−9.7 pts
Other7.6%4.2%+3.4 pts
Median household income$77,192$74,712+$2,480
Per capita income$39,127$48,370−$9,243
Poverty rate6.1%10.0%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.445−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%35.9%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree11.4%13.8%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.2%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation70.5%73.3%−2.8 pts
Median home value$207,600$276,600−$69,000
Median gross rent$1,203$1,306−$103
Owner-occupied77.9%55.9%+22.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%4.8%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households31.2%44.4%−13.1 pts
Average commute27.526.2+1.2
Worked from home8.6%16.3%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Uninsured3.3%5.0%−1.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024