ZIP 19946 · Frederica, Delaware

Population

5,603 people call ZIP 19946 home.

5,603

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 22% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$1,231

a month. Delaware's median is $1,401.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$638–$958

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,231 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

59% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 59% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.1% to the 2,393 homes here.

3

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 14% less than Delaware's.

$302,800

median home value in ZIP 19946.

• $302,800 ZIP 19946
• $352,000 Delaware
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year