Delaware Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	343,072	100.0
1-unit, detached	191,688	55.9
1-unit, attached	48,340	14.1
2 units	6,703	2.0
3 or 4 units	8,938	2.6
5 to 9 units	12,780	3.7
10 to 19 units	18,801	5.5
20 or more units	16,906	4.9
Mobile home	38,281	11.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	635	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	9,597	2.8
1995 to 1998	28,717	8.4
1990 to 1994	34,348	10.0
1980 to 1989	60,729	17.7
1970 to 1979	56,475	16.5
1960 to 1969	49,446	14.4
1940 to 1959	66,951	19.5
1939 or earlier	36,809	10.7

ROOMS
1 room	3,063	0.9
2 rooms	8,761	2.6
3 rooms	22,573	6.6
4 rooms	43,247	12.6
5 rooms	63,411	18.5
6 rooms	70,295	20.5
7 rooms	51,874	15.1
8 rooms	41,746	12.2
9 or more rooms	38,102	11.1
Median (rooms)	5.9	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	298,736	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	52,856	17.7
1995 to 1998	86,104	28.8
1990 to 1994	50,101	16.8
1980 to 1989	48,965	16.4
1970 to 1979	27,877	9.3
1969 or earlier	32,833	11.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	24,027	8.0
1	101,811	34.1
2	123,745	41.4
3 or more	49,153	16.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	109,931	36.8
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	30,753	10.3
Electricity	76,440	25.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	77,469	25.9
Coal or coke	268	0.1
Wood	2,103	0.7
Solar energy	71	0.0
Other fuel	1,123	0.4
No fuel used	578	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,119	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	1,153	0.4
No telephone service	4,047	1.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	298,736	100.0
1.00 or less	290,465	97.2
1.01 to 1.50	5,415	1.8
1.51 or more	2,856	1.0

Specified owner-occupied units	177,323	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,524	2.6
$50,000 to $99,999	45,302	25.5
$100,000 to $149,999	61,814	34.9
$150,000 to $199,999	33,884	19.1
$200,000 to $299,999	22,551	12.7
$300,000 to $499,999	7,010	4.0
$500,000 to $999,999	1,835	1.0
$1,000,000 or more	403	0.2
Median (dollars)	130,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	129,692	73.1
Less than $300	591	0.3
$300 to $499	4,511	2.5
$500 to $699	13,102	7.4
$700 to $999	34,834	19.6
$1,000 to $1,499	48,765	27.5
$1,500 to $1,999	18,838	10.6
$2,000 or more	9,051	5.1
Median (dollars)	1,101	(X)
Not mortgaged	47,631	26.9
Median (dollars)	267	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	68,349	38.5
15 to 19 percent	32,412	18.3
20 to 24 percent	24,723	13.9
25 to 29 percent	16,702	9.4
30 to 34 percent	9,594	5.4
35 percent or more	24,463	13.8
Not computed	1,080	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	81,884	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	4,834	5.9
$200 to $299	3,463	4.2
$300 to $499	11,682	14.3
$500 to $749	34,059	41.6
$750 to $999	15,913	19.4
$1,000 to $1,499	5,688	6.9
$1,500 or more	1,549	1.9
No cash rent	4,696	5.7
Median (dollars)	639	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	15,957	19.5
15 to 19 percent	12,676	15.5
20 to 24 percent	10,719	13.1
25 to 29 percent	8,353	10.2
30 to 34 percent	6,238	7.6
35 percent or more	21,890	26.7
Not computed	6,051	7.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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