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Delaware

State Facts

Minimum Wage $13.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $30.65
Number of Renter Households 109,077
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
26,975
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
24%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
45,839
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
42%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$689/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$813/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,354/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,310/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,594/mo

Working at minimum wage $13.25/hr

Each week you have to work 76 hours

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

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Delaware
Number of Households
Total 389,000
Renter 109,077
Percent Renters 28%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $23.08
One-Bedroom $25.19
Two-Bedroom $30.65
Three-Bedroom $38.32
Four-Bedroom $44.35
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,200
One-Bedroom $1,310
Two-Bedroom $1,594
Three-Bedroom $1,992
Four-Bedroom $2,306
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $48,002
One-Bedroom $52,401
Two-Bedroom $63,742
Three-Bedroom $79,699
Four-Bedroom $92,248
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $13.25
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $689
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 70
One-Bedroom 76
Two-Bedroom 93
Three-Bedroom 116
Four-Bedroom 134
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $943
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $283
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $32,500
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $54,167
Median Renter Household Income $52,706
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $813
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,354
Median Renter Household Income $1,318

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses 8,110 $13.86
Fast Food and Counter Workers 11,910 $14.42
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 9,100 $14.53
Cashiers 12,880 $14.76
Retail Salespersons 12,790 $15.39
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 7,980 $15.99
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 5,530 $16.23
Cooks, Restaurant 5,720 $16.53
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 3,570 $18.08
Stockers and Order Fillers 8,220 $18.24
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 5,290 $18.67
Nursing Assistants 5,770 $18.83
Office Clerks, General 5,510 $19.28
Light Truck Drivers 3,700 $19.29
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 5,440 $19.68
Customer Service Representatives 7,020 $20.16
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 7,590 $22.54
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 3,830 $22.69
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,500 $23.19
All Occupations 469,280 $24.27
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 5,190 $24.55
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 4,080 $24.98
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $25.19
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 6,360 $27.03
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 6,880 $28.17
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $30.65
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 5,970 $32.84
Human Resources Specialists 3,410 $34.96
Accountants and Auditors 5,840 $40.41
Management Analysts 4,440 $42.62
Registered Nurses 11,810 $45.90
Software Developers 4,850 $64.85
General and Operations Managers 4,750 $67.19