Sussex Review

Milton ranked 32nd among cities in Delaware by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Milton residents was $33,205 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 1,294 households with a population of 2,840.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Henlopen Acres with $73,125 per year after adjusting for inflation – $39,920 more than Milton. It had 89 households with a population of 204.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Newark with $18,489 per year after adjusting for inflation – $14,716 less than Milton. It had 10,626 households with a population of 33,352.

Delaware cities by earnings per resident (2018)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Henlopen Acres	$73,125
2	Greenville	$61,921
3	Rehoboth Beach	$59,118
4	Pike Creek	$54,658
5	North Star	$53,884
6	St. Georges	$53,854
7	Hockessin	$53,382
8	Dewey Beach	$50,750
9	South Bethany	$47,813
10	Bethany Beach	$47,656
11	Townsend	$46,114
12	Glasgow	$42,474
13	Highland Acres	$41,752
14	Odessa	$41,563
15	Wyoming	$41,444
16	New Castle	$41,443
17	Fenwick Island	$41,375
18	Middletown	$41,190
19	Arden	$40,927
20	Ardentown	$40,833
21	Millville	$40,243
22	Lewes	$40,114
23	Ocean View	$39,667
24	Bellefonte	$39,507
25	Slaughter Beach	$39,375
26	Riverview	$39,174
27	Pike Creek Valley	$39,091
28	Ardencroft	$37,679
29	Hartly	$37,500
30	Viola	$37,361
31	Bear	$33,257
32	Milton	$33,205
33	Smyrna	$33,168
34	Edgemoor	$33,112
35	Camden	$32,702
36	Houston	$32,639
37	Dover Base Housing	$31,973
38	Claymont	$31,972
39	Clayton	$31,901
40	Dagsboro	$31,550
41	Felton	$31,534
42	Wilmington Manor	$30,885
43	Milford	$30,723
44	Elsmere	$30,164
45	Delaware City	$30,114
46	Brookside	$29,963
47	Kent Acres	$29,912
48	Millsboro	$29,650
49	Frederica	$28,606
50	Bethel	$28,295
51	Seaford	$28,132
52	Leipsic	$27,969
53	Long Neck	$27,910
54	Wilmington	$27,421
55	Bridgeville	$27,148
56	Magnolia	$26,938
57	Woodside East	$26,731
58	Blades	$26,599
59	Bowers	$26,518
60	Frankford	$26,507
61	Greenwood	$26,435
62	Newport	$26,330
63	Selbyville	$26,269
64	Ellendale	$25,859
65	Little Creek	$25,625
66	Georgetown	$25,234
67	Woodside	$24,813
68	Cheswold	$24,727
69	Harrington	$24,272
70	Dover	$23,067
71	Laurel	$22,500
72	Farmington	$22,188
73	Delmar	$22,098
74	Kenton	$20,208
75	Rodney Village	$19,201
76	Newark	$18,489

* All values are inflation-adjusted