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Cities in Delaware by median household income, 2024

Middletown, DE had the highest median household income of 6 cities in 2024, at $112,831. Wilmington, DE had the lowest, at $58,671. The median was $63,624 and the figure for Delaware was $84,954. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest112,831Middletown, DE
Lowest58,671Wilmington, DE
Median63,6246 cities
Delaware84,954History

All cities, 2024

Middletown, DE: 112,831 USDMiddletown, DE112,831Newark, DE: 76,912 USDNewark, DE76,912Smyrna, DE: 67,048 USDSmyrna, DE67,048Dover, DE: 60,199 USDDover, DE60,199Milford, DE: 59,464 USDMilford, DE59,464Wilmington, DE: 58,671 USDWilmington, DE58,671Middletown, DE: 112,831 USDMiddletown, DE112,831Newark, DE: 76,912 USDNewark, DE76,912Smyrna, DE: 67,048 USDSmyrna, DE67,048Dover, DE: 60,199 USDDover, DE60,199Milford, DE: 59,464 USDMilford, DE59,464Wilmington, DE: 58,671 USDWilmington, DE58,671
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Middletown, DE112,831-2.1%
2Newark, DE76,912+7.8%
3Smyrna, DE67,048-4.9%
4Dover, DE60,199+3.2%
5Milford, DE59,464+7.6%
6Wilmington, DE58,671+6.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Delaware by median household income, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Delaware by median household income, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/delaware-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Delaware by median household income, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/delaware-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Delaware by median household income, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/delaware-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Middletown, DE, with $112,831 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Wilmington, DE, with $58,671 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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