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Kent County leads Delaware at 34.59% of renter median income, on a median rent of $1,354 and a renter median household income of $46,977. Census median rent as a share of renter household income, beside the official HUD income limits for each county.
| 1 | Kent County | $1,354 | $31 | $46,977 | $3,475 | 34.59% | $53,900 | $86,200 |
| 2 | Sussex County | $1,238 | $42 | $48,780 | $1,619 | 30.46% | $51,600 | $82,550 |
| 3 | New Castle County | $1,448 | $22 | $57,607 | $2,323 | 30.16% | $61,350 | $98,150 |
Rent-to-income equals Census median gross rent (ACS table B25064) times 12, divided by renter median household income (ACS table B25119, renter-occupied column). The percent shown is that ratio rounded half up to the nearest 0.01 percentage point. HUD columns are the FY2026 4-person Very Low (50%) limit and the 4-person Low (80%) limit, plus the HUD area median family income on the same row. When every town row in a county publishes the same three figures, the page stores them once under the county name. When they differ, each town row is stored. A county is left out when median rent or renter income is missing or not positive. Rank is the unrounded ratio, then the county name.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year, tables B25064 and B25119, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064, and HUD FY2026 Section 8 income limits effective 2026-05-01, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html.
Kent County at 34.59%. Median gross rent is $1,354 (margin of error $31). Renter median household income is $46,977 (margin of error $3,475).
New Castle County at 30.16%. Median gross rent is $1,448 (margin of error $22). Renter median household income is $57,607 (margin of error $2,323).
31.43%. Median gross rent is $1,401 (margin of error $16). Renter median household income is $53,493 (margin of error $2,125).