2021 Report: Dover Base Housing holds 24th lowest position for average income in Delaware

Dover Base Housing ranked 24th lowest for average annual earnings per resident among cities in Delaware, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

With a median income of $31,822 per year after inflation adjustments, Dover Base Housing has a total of 1,190 households within its 3,135 resident population.

Ranking first in Delaware was Port Penn, where residents earn an inflation-adjusted median income of $80,625 annually. This is $48,803 more than what the average Dover Base Housing resident earns. Port Penn was home to 22 households and had a total population of 57.

At the opposite end of the scale, Newark ranked lowest in Delaware for its inflation-adjusted median income at $18,715 per year - $13,107 less than that of Dover Base Housing. Newark was comprised of 9,546 households and had a total population of 31,393.

Rank	City	Earnings Per Resident
1	Port Penn	$80,625
2	South Bethany	$80,179
3	Rehoboth Beach	$71,705
4	Greenville	$66,422
5	Pike Creek	$64,351
6	Hockessin	$62,092
7	Henlopen Acres	$61,250
8	Slaughter Beach	$58,036
9	Townsend	$57,679
10	St. Georges	$56,875
11	North Star	$55,271
12	Dewey Beach	$53,036
13	Ardentown	$52,614
14	Bethany Beach	$51,875
15	Millville	$51,066
16	New Castle	$48,571
17	Middletown	$47,843
18	Pike Creek Valley	$46,164
19	Glasgow	$45,325
20	Highland Acres	$45,319
21	Ardencroft	$44,688
22	Fenwick Island	$43,651
23	Rising Sun-Lebanon	$43,015
24	Lewes	$42,899
25	Odessa	$41,786
26	Smyrna	$40,761
27	Bellefonte	$40,375
28	Clayton	$40,048
29	Bear	$39,171
30	Ocean View	$38,800
31	Bethel	$38,750
32	Riverview	$38,735
33	Viola	$37,750
34	Edgemoor	$37,596
35	Felton	$36,237
36	Wilmington Manor	$35,615
37	Kenton	$35,428
38	Claymont	$34,595
39	Wyoming	$34,541
40	Elsmere	$34,355
41	Millsboro	$34,201
42	Bowers	$34,000
43	Camden	$33,899
44	Brookside	$33,650
45	Long Neck	$33,648
46	Milton	$33,595
47	Greenwood	$32,935
48	Delaware City	$32,917
49	Milford	$32,796
50	Wilmington	$32,694
51	Bridgeville	$32,130
52	Houston	$31,944
53	Frankford	$31,917
54	Dover Base Housing	$31,822
55	Newport	$31,776
56	Arden	$30,750
57	Leipsic	$30,556
58	Woodside	$30,536
59	Harrington	$30,129
60	Ellendale	$29,861
61	Cheswold	$29,573
62	Selbyville	$29,153
63	Little Creek	$29,135
64	Frederica	$28,661
65	Woodside East	$28,460
66	Magnolia	$28,375
67	Blades	$28,102
68	Dagsboro	$28,000
69	Dover	$27,441
70	Georgetown	$27,096
71	Delmar	$26,380
72	Seaford	$24,713
73	Kent Acres	$24,000
74	Laurel	$23,475
75	Lincoln	$23,087
76	Rodney Village	$19,539
77	Newark	$18,715