What percentage of people rent in Dover Base Housing, DE?

Name: Renters and owners in Dover Base Housing, DE, 2020–2024
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100.0% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in Dover Base Housing, DE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,113 renting households against 0 that own their home.

In Dover Base Housing, the share of households that rent went from 100.0% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 100.0% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 1,113 (±246)
Median renter income: $82,161 (±$13,477)

Who rents and who owns in Dover Base Housing

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dover Base Housing	Kent County	Delaware	United States
Renter-occupied share	100.0% (±3.3 points)	27.5% (±1.3 points)	27.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,113 (±246)	19,616 (±949)	108,655 (±2,227)	45,017,354
Owning households	0 (±13)	51,808 (±1,048)	293,383 (±2,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	—	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$82,161 (±$13,477)	$46,977 (±$3,475)	$53,493 (±$2,125)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$90,253 (±$2,955)	$100,053 (±$1,445)	$100,009

In Dover Base Housing, the renter share is higher than in Kent County (27.5%).

It is also higher than in Delaware (27.0%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Kent County, Dover Base Housing ranks 1 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1 of 78.

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

How renting in Dover Base Housing has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	100.0% (±2.6 points)	100.0% (±3.3 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,568 (±$80)	$2,139 (±$62)	+36.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$43,967 (±$3,062)	$82,161 (±$13,477)	+86.9%	Up 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 Dover Base Housing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dover Base Housing
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dover Base Housing	—	100.0% (±3.3 points)	—
Rising Sun-Lebanon	1.7 mi	31.9% (±13.0 points)	Lower
Highland Acres	1.9 mi	17.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Kent Acres	2.1 mi	16.1% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Magnolia	3.1 mi	17.3% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Rodney Village	3.2 mi	50.6% (±15.9 points)	Lower
Dover	3.7 mi	53.1% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Little Creek	3.9 mi	28.3% (±19.0 points)	Lower
Camden	4.1 mi	19.9% (±9.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE (31.9%), Highland Acres, DE (17.7%), Kent Acres, DE (16.1%).

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

Households that rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dover Base Housing	100.0% (±3.3 points)
2	Dover	53.1% (±2.8 points)
3	Rodney Village	50.6% (±15.9 points)
4	Leipsic	45.2% (±22.9 points)
5	Woodside	42.1% (±26.3 points)
6	Harrington	34.8% (±11.9 points)
7	Rising Sun-Lebanon	31.9% (±13.0 points)

Showing 7 of 26 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dover Base Housing

How many renters are there in Dover Base Housing?

Dover Base Housing has an estimated 1,113 (±246) renting households, 100.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dover Base Housing?

In Dover Base Housing, the share of households that rent went from 100.0% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

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 Dover Base Housing CDP, Delaware (place:21387, 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.