Even though Claymont is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
In terms of college education, Claymont is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.84% of adults in Claymont have a college degree.
The per capita income in Claymont in 2018 was $40,226, which is upper middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,904 for a family of four. However, Claymont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Claymont is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Claymont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Claymont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Claymont include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Claymont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
