Housing market/Delaware/ZIP 19802
ZIP 19802 Wilmington, Delaware
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA · Delaware. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 19802 — Wilmington, DE HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 19802
- 1-unit detached1,29611.2%
- 1-unit attached6,27554.1%
- 2–4 units1,1219.7%
- 5–49 units1,67814.5%
- 50+ units1,18910.3%
- Mobile370.3%
2–4 unit share 9.7% · 5–49 unit share 14.5% · combined 2–49 24.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,236 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,002.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 51.7%; ≥50% 31.8%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,610 (1.303× ACS median gross rent).
Population
25,670 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -2.4%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 5 projects, 251 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 5 properties, 228 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 188 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 19802 52.4% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 9.4%; ACS median gross rent is $1,236; population changed -2.4% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,121 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,678 units in 5–49-unit structures; 5 LIHTC projects totaling 251 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,610 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,236. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Delaware research
ZIP 19802 is a Census / HUD profile for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, DE. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 19802 — Wilmington, DE HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Delaware ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Delaware research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 19802?
ZIP 19802 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) has 25,670 residents, 10,504 households, a renter share of 52.4%, median household income of $54,370, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,236. Vacancy is 9.4%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 19802?
ACS counts 679 units in 2-unit buildings, 442 in 3–4 unit buildings, 696 in 5–9, 488 in 10–19, and 494 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,799 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 19802?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,610. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 19802 — Wilmington, DE HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Delaware ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 19802 is Census / HUD research for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Delaware property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.