Clayton, Delaware

Back to Clayton, DE housing info, Kent County, Delaware, DE smaller cities, DE small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Clayton. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range!   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Clayton, DE Kent County Population in July 2008: 1,481. Population change since 2000: +16.3%   Males: 698   (47.1%) Females: 783   (52.9%) Median resident age:   35.8 years Delaware median age:   36.0 years Zip codes: 19938. Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,658 (it was $43,462 in 2000) Clayton:   $49,658 Delaware:   $54,610 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,484 Clayton:   $22,484 Delaware:   $27,853 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $174,636 (it was $87,700 in 2000) Clayton:   $174,636 Delaware:   $239,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $160,812; Detached houses: $197,452; Townhouses or other attached units: $138,824; Mobile homes: $15,505 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 19938 Clayton, DE residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Clayton: White Non-Hispanic (89.5%) Black (8.1%) Hispanic (1.3%) American Indian (0.9%) Two or more races (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Clayton: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Clayton, Delaware on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Clayton is mentioned 50 times on our forum: Info on Clayton and Cheswold areas?  (20 replies) 55+ Communities  (760 replies) Commuting From Smyrna/Clayton to Newark  (3 replies) Land lease verses owning the land.  (346 replies) thinking of Smyrna  (148 replies) Photos of Delaware  (101 replies) Latest news from Clayton, DE collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations 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: 1445 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.40
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Clayton, Delaware

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Clayton-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.5 miles away from the Clayton town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 31.4 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Clayton-area historical earthquake activity is near Delaware state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from Clayton center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 16.8 miles away from Clayton center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Clayton, DE

• Full Throttle Farm Airport (Runways: 1)

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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). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Paw Paw Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

This town:	7.0%
Whole state:	9.2%

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clayton, DE

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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%

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%

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)

• Main St, Type: Tank, Structure height: 41 m, Call Sign: WPHF443
  Assigned Frequencies : 929.437 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/24/2000, Expiration Date: 05/24/2010, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2004, Certifier: William Buxbaum
  Registrant: Network Services, LLC Debtor-In-Possession, 525 South Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245, Phone: (310) 615-6523, Fax: (310) 615-6581, Email:
• Main St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 41 m, Call Sign: WPKM342
  Assigned Frequencies : 929.512 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/17/1997, Expiration Date: 04/17/2007, Cancelation Date: 08/09/2001, Certifier: Steven D Jacoby
  Registrant: Fiorio Communications Consulting, 10451 Twin Rivers Rd Ste 207, Columbia, MD 21044, Fax: (301) 596-1121

• Railroad Ave, Call Sign: KBW552, Licensee ID: L00012512
  Assigned Frequencies : 33.7800 MHz, 33.8200 MHz, 33.9400 MHz, 33.9800 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/08/1999, Expiration Date: 03/26/2005, Cancelation Date: 05/28/2005
  Registrant: Clayton Fire Company 1 Inc, Railroad Ave, Clayton, DE 19938, Phone: (302) 653-7317
• Town Hall Main St, Call Sign: KWQ583
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.250 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/26/2003, Expiration Date: 07/15/2013
  Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262
• CP2, Cp2; 1216 Smyrna-Clayton Boulevard, Type: Bant, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WQHJ312
  Assigned Frequencies : 452.462 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/13/2007, Expiration Date: 08/13/2017, Certifier: Jeffrey A Hurlock
  Registrant: Siemens Water Technologies, 1239 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:

• STATION, 33 Bassett St, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WNEW956
  Assigned Frequencies : 21925.0 MHz, 21975.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/13/1994, Expiration Date: 01/13/1999
  Registrant: Phone: (302) 653-3000
• Clayton, Lat: 39.295028 Lon: -75.652333, Call Sign: WQEZ511
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.281 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/25/2006, Expiration Date: 05/25/2016, Certifier: Jeff Hurlock
  Registrant: Sitesafe, Inc., 200 N. Glebe Road, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2204, Fax: (703) 276-1169, Email:
• STATION, Junc Of Rt 300 & 6,.4 Mi S Of, Overall height: 31.1 m, Call Sign: WCV86
  Assigned Frequencies : 959.400 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/26/2000, Expiration Date: 05/03/2010
  Registrant: Conectiv, / Ms 79nc37 New Castle Regional Office, I-95 And Route 273, Newark, DE 19714-9239, Phone: (302) 454-4594, Fax: (302) 454-4912, Email:

• Fire: 41
• Hazardous Condition: 44
• Service Call: 6