What percentage of people rent in Bellefonte, DE?

31.3% (±11.3 points) of the occupied homes in Bellefonte, DE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 184 renting households against 403 that own their home.

In Bellefonte, the share of households that rent went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
31.3% (±11.3 points)
Renting households
184 (±83)
Median renter income
$79,000 (±$27,494)

Who rents and who owns in Bellefonte

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
BellefonteNew Castle CountyDelawareUnited States
Renter-occupied share31.3% (±11.3 points)31.0% (±0.9 points)27.0% (±0.6 points)34.8%
Renting households184 (±83)69,449 (±1,972)108,655 (±2,227)45,017,354
Owning households403 (±85)154,724 (±1,974)293,383 (±2,598)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.2 (±0.7)2.3 (±0.1)2.3 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.4 (±0.3)2.6 (±0.0)2.6 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$79,000 (±$27,494)$57,607 (±$2,323)$53,493 (±$2,125)$52,966
Median owner household income$92,946 (±$19,695)$111,142 (±$1,770)$100,053 (±$1,445)$100,009

In Bellefonte, the renter share is not measurably different from New Castle County (31.0%).

It is not measurably different from Delaware (27.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In New Castle County, Bellefonte ranks 12 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 27 of 78.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Bellefonte has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent22.4% (±6.3 points)31.3% (±11.3 points)+8.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$1,078 (±$246)$1,511 (±$256)+40.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$79,063 (±$6,494)$90,694 (±$13,517)+14.7%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Bellefonte

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bellefonte
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Bellefonte—31.3% (±11.3 points)—
Edgemoor1.0 mi40.7% (±6.5 points)Not measurably different
Ardencroft2.7 mi11.7% (±9.4 points)Lower
Wilmington2.8 mi52.0% (±2.4 points)Higher
Ardentown3.0 mi18.6% (±9.5 points)Not measurably different
Arden3.1 mi24.4% (±11.5 points)Not measurably different
Penns Grove Borough3.1 mi65.0% (±8.7 points)Higher
Claymont3.2 mi44.1% (±5.2 points)Higher
Carneys Point4.5 mi41.0% (±6.6 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ardencroft, DE (11.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wilmington, DE (52.0%), Penns Grove Borough, NJ (65.0%), Claymont, DE (44.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across New Castle County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
6Edgemoor40.7% (±6.5 points)
7Pike Creek Valley38.3% (±5.7 points)
8Brookside38.2% (±5.3 points)
9New Castle36.6% (±7.3 points)
10Bear34.9% (±5.2 points)
11Elsmere34.3% (±7.9 points)
12Bellefonte31.3% (±11.3 points)
13Delaware City27.0% (±6.8 points)
14Wilmington Manor25.0% (±6.7 points)
15Arden24.4% (±11.5 points)
16Middletown23.2% (±4.9 points)
17Odessa21.7% (±12.2 points)
18Ardentown18.6% (±9.5 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in New Castle County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bellefonte

How many renters are there in Bellefonte?

Bellefonte has an estimated 184 (±83) renting households, 31.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bellefonte?

In Bellefonte, the share of households that rent went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bellefonte?

A renting household in Bellefonte has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bellefonte?

The median renting household in Bellefonte, DE has an income of $79,000 (±$27,494) a year, against $92,946 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Bellefonte town, Delaware (place:04650, in state:10).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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