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Delaware

State Facts

Minimum Wage $11.75
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $26.09
Number of Renter Households 108,662
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
27,280
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
25%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
46,626
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
43%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$611/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$782/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,304/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,112/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,357/mo

Working at minimum wage $11.75/hr

Each week you have to work 73 hours

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

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Delaware Dover MSA † Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington MSA Sussex County HMFA Kent County † New Castle County Sussex County
Number of Households
Total 381,097 66,720 218,002 96,375 66,720 218,002 96,375
Renter 108,662 19,851 70,700 18,111 19,851 70,700 18,111
Percent Renters 29% 30% 32% 19% 30% 32% 19%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $19.35 $18.83 $20.79 $14.31 $18.83 $20.79 $14.31
One-Bedroom $21.39 $18.92 $23.42 $16.15 $18.92 $23.42 $16.15
Two-Bedroom $26.09 $22.73 $28.27 $21.27 $22.73 $28.27 $21.27
Three-Bedroom $32.91 $32.31 $34.40 $27.75 $32.31 $34.40 $27.75
Four-Bedroom $38.30 $36.40 $39.98 $33.81 $36.40 $39.98 $33.81
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,006 $979 $1,081 $744 $979 $1,081 $744
One-Bedroom $1,112 $984 $1,218 $840 $984 $1,218 $840
Two-Bedroom $1,357 $1,182 $1,470 $1,106 $1,182 $1,470 $1,106
Three-Bedroom $1,711 $1,680 $1,789 $1,443 $1,680 $1,789 $1,443
Four-Bedroom $1,992 $1,893 $2,079 $1,758 $1,893 $2,079 $1,758
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $40,248 $39,160 $43,240 $29,760 $39,160 $43,240 $29,760
One-Bedroom $44,490 $39,360 $48,720 $33,600 $39,360 $48,720 $33,600
Two-Bedroom $54,269 $47,280 $58,800 $44,240 $47,280 $58,800 $44,240
Three-Bedroom $68,457 $67,200 $71,560 $57,720 $67,200 $71,560 $57,720
Four-Bedroom $79,661 $75,720 $83,160 $70,320 $75,720 $83,160 $70,320
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $11.75 $11.75 $11.75 $11.75 $11.75 $11.75 $11.75
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $611 $611 $611 $611 $611 $611 $611
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 66 64 71 49 64 71 49
One-Bedroom 73 64 80 55 64 80 55
Two-Bedroom 89 77 96 72 77 96 72
Three-Bedroom 112 110 117 94 110 117 94
Four-Bedroom 130 124 136 115 124 136 115
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $31,289 $25,590 $34,320 $28,380 $25,590 $34,320 $28,380
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $52,149 $42,650 $57,200 $47,300 $42,650 $57,200 $47,300
Median Renter Household Income $51,336 $44,006 $55,299 $43,901 $44,006 $55,299 $43,901
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $782 $640 $858 $710 $640 $858 $710
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,304 $1,066 $1,430 $1,183 $1,066 $1,430 $1,183
Median Renter Household Income $1,283 $1,100 $1,382 $1,098 $1,100 $1,382 $1,098

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Cashiers 11,450 $13.62
Waiters and Waitresses 6,740 $13.86
Fast Food and Counter Workers 10,780 $13.97
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 9,030 $14.14
Retail Salespersons 13,440 $14.30
Cooks, Restaurant 5,130 $14.63
Stockers and Order Fillers 6,840 $15.16
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6,960 $15.50
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 3,560 $17.68
Office Clerks, General 5,040 $17.82
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 4,920 $17.82
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 4,190 $18.28
Nursing Assistants 4,310 $18.63
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 5,330 $19.04
Customer Service Representatives 7,200 $19.58
Light Truck Drivers 3,990 $20.10
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $21.39
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 7,540 $21.83
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,570 $22.48
All Occupations 455,510 $23.66
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 5,670 $23.90
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 3,890 $24.29
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 5,390 $24.59
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 7,240 $25.72
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $26.09
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 4,350 $30.24
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 5,970 $32.28
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4,050 $37.21
Accountants and Auditors 5,660 $38.86
Management Analysts 4,200 $41.14
Registered Nurses 11,490 $41.26
Software Developers 5,300 $59.43
General and Operations Managers 4,430 $69.13