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Delaware

State Facts

Minimum Wage$10.50
2-Bedroom Housing Wage$22.76
Number of Renter Households106,038
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
26,430
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
25%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
45,090
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
43%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$546/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$726/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,211/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$972/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,183/mo

Working at minimum wage $10.50/hr

Each week you have to work 71 hours

To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent

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DelawareDover MSAPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington MSASussex County HMFAKent CountyNew Castle CountySussex County
Number of Households
Total 370,953 67,299 209,431 94,223 67,299 209,431 94,223
Renter 106,038 20,973 67,243 17,822 20,973 67,243 17,822
Percent Renters 29% 31% 32% 19% 31% 32% 19%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $16.80 $16.37 $18.08 $12.52 $16.37 $18.08 $12.52
One-Bedroom $18.69 $16.46 $20.60 $14.10 $16.46 $20.60 $14.10
Two-Bedroom $22.76 $19.27 $24.96 $18.54 $19.27 $24.96 $18.54
Three-Bedroom $29.15 $27.37 $30.87 $24.79 $27.37 $30.87 $24.79
Four-Bedroom $33.56 $31.67 $35.33 $29.13 $31.67 $35.33 $29.13
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $874 $851 $940 $651 $851 $940 $651
One-Bedroom $972 $856 $1,071 $733 $856 $1,071 $733
Two-Bedroom $1,183 $1,002 $1,298 $964 $1,002 $1,298 $964
Three-Bedroom $1,516 $1,423 $1,605 $1,289 $1,423 $1,605 $1,289
Four-Bedroom $1,745 $1,647 $1,837 $1,515 $1,647 $1,837 $1,515
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $34,953 $34,040 $37,600 $26,040 $34,040 $37,600 $26,040
One-Bedroom $38,867 $34,240 $42,840 $29,320 $34,240 $42,840 $29,320
Two-Bedroom $47,333 $40,080 $51,920 $38,560 $40,080 $51,920 $38,560
Three-Bedroom $60,636 $56,920 $64,200 $51,560 $56,920 $64,200 $51,560
Four-Bedroom $69,812 $65,880 $73,480 $60,600 $65,880 $73,480 $60,600
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $546 $546 $546 $546 $546 $546 $546
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 64 62 69 48 62 69 48
One-Bedroom 71 63 78 54 63 78 54
Two-Bedroom 87 73 95 71 73 95 71
Three-Bedroom 111 104 118 94 104 118 94
Four-Bedroom 128 121 135 111 121 135 111
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $841 $841 $841 $841 $841 $841 $841
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $252 $252 $252 $252 $252 $252 $252
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $29,056 $23,160 $31,620 $27,570 $23,160 $31,620 $27,570
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $48,427 $38,600 $52,700 $45,950 $38,600 $52,700 $45,950
Median Renter Household Income $47,269 $41,483 $50,699 $41,132 $41,483 $50,699 $41,132
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $726 $579 $791 $689 $579 $791 $689
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,211 $965 $1,318 $1,149 $965 $1,318 $1,149
Median Renter Household Income $1,182 $1,037 $1,267 $1,028 $1,037 $1,267 $1,028

Median Wages for Largest Occupations

OccupationTotal EmploymentMedian Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses6,470$11.66
Fast Food and Counter Workers8,930$12.11
Cashiers12,520$12.18
Home Health and Personal Care Aides8,270$12.42
Retail Salespersons13,470$14.15
Stockers and Order Fillers5,610$14.29
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners8,110$14.79
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers4,490$15.04
Cooks, Restaurant4,090$15.21
Office Clerks, General5,210$15.29
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand4,730$15.58
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers3,740$15.65
Nursing Assistants4,470$17.79
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary3,810$17.97
One-Bedroom Housing Wage$18.69
Light Truck Drivers3,770$19.03
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants5,050$19.05
Customer Service Representatives7,030$19.34
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive7,320$21.00
Two-Bedroom Housing Wage$22.76
All Occupations435,600$23.75
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers3,890$23.79
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks6,080$23.86
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators5,480$24.69
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers5,040$25.30
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers5,030$31.68
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3,930$32.32
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education4,240$36.93
Registered Nurses11,760$38.34
Accountants and Auditors4,750$40.06
Management Analysts3,510$40.51
Software Developers5,550$55.16
General and Operations Managers4,240$64.29