How many renters in Dover Base Housing, DE pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Dover Base Housing, DE, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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46.9% (±13.1 points) of renting households in Dover Base Housing, DE spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 46.9% (±13.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.4% (±12.5 points)
Median share of income: 29.4% (±5.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Dover Base Housing

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Dover Base Housing	Kent County	Delaware	United States
Less than 15%	6.6% (±3.9 points)	8.9%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.8% (±6.5 points)	13.5%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.7% (±5.0 points)	8.8%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	26.9% (±15.5 points)	16.2%	12.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.5% (±3.9 points)	9.6%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	41.4% (±12.5 points)	42.9%	40.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Dover Base Housing against Kent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dover Base Housing	Kent County	Delaware	United States
Paying 30% or more	46.9% (±13.1 points)	52.5% (±4.4 points)	49.6% (±1.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.4% (±12.5 points)	42.9% (±3.9 points)	40.3% (±1.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.4% (±5.6 points)	31.3% (±1.8 points)	29.9% (±0.6 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$82,161 (±$13,477)	$46,977 (±$3,475)	$53,493 (±$2,125)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,139 (±$62)	$1,354 (±$31)	$1,401 (±$16)	$1,413

In Dover Base Housing, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kent County (52.5%).

It is not measurably different from Delaware (49.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Kent County, Dover Base Housing ranks 15 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 35 of 75.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Dover Base Housing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dover Base Housing
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Dover Base Housing	—	46.9% (±13.1 points)	—
Rising Sun-Lebanon	1.7 mi	34.0% (±25.5 points)	Not measurably different
Highland Acres	1.9 mi	40.0% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kent Acres	2.1 mi	53.0% (±32.2 points)	Not measurably different
Magnolia	3.1 mi	81.3% (±86.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rodney Village	3.2 mi	71.5% (±27.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dover	3.7 mi	58.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Little Creek	3.9 mi	41.2% (±86.8 points)	Not measurably different
Camden	4.1 mi	78.3% (±27.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Camden, DE (78.3%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
9	Leipsic	55.0% (±84.8 points)
10	Kent Acres	53.0% (±32.2 points)
11	Cheswold	52.6% (±39.6 points)
12	Frederica	51.9% (±37.9 points)
13	Felton	47.8% (±47.7 points)
14	Wyoming	47.0% (±21.7 points)
15 (tie)	Dover Base Housing	46.9% (±13.1 points)
15 (tie)	Houston	46.9% (±38.6 points)
17	Smyrna	46.7% (±16.3 points)
18	Kenton	43.5% (±79.5 points)
19	Harrington	43.3% (±25.4 points)
20	Little Creek	41.2% (±86.8 points)
21	Highland Acres	40.0% (±22.4 points)

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

Dover Base Housing is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dover Base Housing

Are renters in Dover Base Housing rent-burdened?

46.9% of renting households in Dover Base Housing pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Dover Base Housing spend on rent?

The median renting household in Dover Base Housing, DE spends 29.4% (±5.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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