Housing market/Delaware/ZIP 19968
ZIP 19968 Milton, Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County, DE · 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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ZIP 19968 · DE
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 19968 — Milton, 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 19968
- 1-unit detached6,21784.5%
- 1-unit attached4466.1%
- 2–4 units1431.9%
- 5–49 units1442.0%
- 50+ units90.1%
- Mobile4005.4%
2–4 unit share 1.9% · 5–49 unit share 2.0% · combined 2–49 3.9%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,408 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,086.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 67.0%; ≥50% 35.2%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,640 (1.165× ACS median gross rent).
Population
14,791 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +31.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 84 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 84 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 493 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 19968 9.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 17.4%; ACS median gross rent is $1,408; population increased +31.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 143 units in 2–4-unit structures and 144 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 84 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,640 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,408. 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 19968 is a Census / HUD profile for Sussex County, DE. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 19968 — Milton, 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 19968?
ZIP 19968 (Sussex County, DE) has 14,791 residents, 6,093 households, a renter share of 9.7%, median household income of $81,646, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,408. Vacancy is 17.4%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 19968?
ACS counts 63 units in 2-unit buildings, 80 in 3–4 unit buildings, 123 in 5–9, 21 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 287 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 19968?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,640. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 19968 — Milton, DE HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Delaware ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 19968 is Census / HUD research for Sussex County, DE. 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.