Delaware

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Delaware

State Facts

Minimum Wage $15.00
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $32.18
Number of Renter Households 109,869
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
24,699
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
24%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
40,189
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
38%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$780/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$826/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,377/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,372/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,674/mo

Working at minimum wage $15.00/hr

Each week you have to work 70 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 396,209 70,053 222,943 103,213 70,053 222,943 103,213
Renter 109,869 20,334 70,201 19,334 20,334 70,201 19,334
Percent Renters 28% 29% 31% 19% 29% 31% 19%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $24.52 $22.56 $26.38 $19.83 $22.56 $26.38 $19.83
One-Bedroom $26.39 $22.71 $29.08 $20.50 $22.71 $29.08 $20.50
Two-Bedroom $32.18 $28.69 $34.65 $26.88 $28.69 $34.65 $26.88
Three-Bedroom $40.05 $40.00 $41.75 $33.90 $40.00 $41.75 $33.90
Four-Bedroom $45.87 $43.81 $47.46 $42.25 $43.81 $47.46 $42.25
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,275 $1,173 $1,372 $1,031 $1,173 $1,372 $1,031
One-Bedroom $1,372 $1,181 $1,512 $1,066 $1,181 $1,512 $1,066
Two-Bedroom $1,674 $1,492 $1,802 $1,398 $1,492 $1,802 $1,398
Three-Bedroom $2,082 $2,080 $2,171 $1,763 $2,080 $2,171 $1,763
Four-Bedroom $2,385 $2,278 $2,468 $2,197 $2,278 $2,468 $2,197
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $51,007 $46,920 $54,880 $41,240 $46,920 $54,880 $41,240
One-Bedroom $54,890 $47,240 $60,480 $42,640 $47,240 $60,480 $42,640
Two-Bedroom $66,941 $59,680 $72,080 $55,920 $59,680 $72,080 $55,920
Three-Bedroom $83,294 $83,200 $86,840 $70,520 $83,200 $86,840 $70,520
Four-Bedroom $95,406 $91,120 $98,720 $87,880 $91,120 $98,720 $87,880
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 65 60 70 53 60 70 53
One-Bedroom 70 61 78 55 61 78 55
Two-Bedroom 86 77 92 72 77 92 72
Three-Bedroom 107 107 111 90 107 111 90
Four-Bedroom 122 117 127 113 117 127 113
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $33,048 $29,820 $35,820 $29,250 $29,820 $35,820 $29,250
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $55,079 $49,700 $59,700 $48,750 $49,700 $59,700 $48,750
Median Renter Household Income $54,427 $48,487 $57,879 $48,142 $48,487 $57,879 $48,142
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $826 $746 $896 $731 $746 $896 $731
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,377 $1,243 $1,493 $1,219 $1,243 $1,493 $1,219
Median Renter Household Income $1,361 $1,212 $1,447 $1,204 $1,212 $1,447 $1,204

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers 13,800 $14.78
Cashiers 11,880 $15.13
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 9,750 $15.54
Waiters and Waitresses 8,040 $16.52
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 5,770 $16.67
Retail Salespersons 13,470 $16.73
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 8,910 $16.90
Cooks, Restaurant 5,460 $18.01
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 4,130 $18.13
Security Guards 3,230 $18.44
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 5,430 $18.76
Stockers and Order Fillers 8,220 $18.90
Nursing Assistants 5,660 $19.20
Office Clerks, General 6,710 $20.35
Light Truck Drivers 3,900 $20.82
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 5,190 $21.14
Customer Service Representatives 7,360 $22.65
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 6,480 $22.86
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 4,130 $23.83
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,540 $24.04
All Occupations 476,450 $24.96
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 4,090 $25.12
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4,980 $25.25
Housing Wage 1 Bedroom $26.39
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 5,950 $28.63
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 6,980 $29.37
Housing Wage 2 Bedroom $32.18
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 6,010 $35.72
Accountants and Auditors 6,120 $41.38
Registered Nurses 13,260 $45.32
Management Analysts 4,030 $47.48
Software Developers 3,850 $66.13
General and Operations Managers 4,740 $66.99