How many renters in Pike Creek Valley, DE pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Pike Creek Valley, DE, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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31.2% (±11.4 points) of renting households in Pike Creek Valley, DE spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 31.2% (±11.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 29.1% (±11.2 points)
Median share of income: 24.6% (±2.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pike Creek Valley

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pike Creek Valley	New Castle County	Delaware	United States
Less than 15%	7.4% (±4.8 points)	11.8%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.7% (±10.0 points)	14.6%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	28.4% (±9.1 points)	13.6%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.3% (±9.7 points)	12.2%	12.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.1% (±1.9 points)	8.9%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	29.1% (±11.2 points)	38.9%	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.

Pike Creek Valley against New Castle County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pike Creek Valley	New Castle County	Delaware	United States
Paying 30% or more	31.2% (±11.4 points)	47.8% (±2.2 points)	49.6% (±1.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	29.1% (±11.2 points)	38.9% (±1.9 points)	40.3% (±1.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.6% (±2.4 points)	29.1% (±0.7 points)	29.9% (±0.6 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$85,782 (±$8,998)	$57,607 (±$2,323)	$53,493 (±$2,125)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,751 (±$73)	$1,448 (±$22)	$1,401 (±$16)	$1,413

In Pike Creek Valley, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in New Castle County (47.8%).

It is also lower than in Delaware (49.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In New Castle County, Pike Creek Valley ranks 18 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 61 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 Pike Creek Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pike Creek Valley
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pike Creek Valley	—	31.2% (±11.4 points)	—
Pike Creek	1.4 mi	29.1% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
North Star	2.5 mi	21.8% (±29.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hockessin	3.9 mi	52.3% (±24.9 points)	Not measurably different
Brookside	4.4 mi	57.5% (±13.5 points)	Higher
Newark	4.8 mi	66.3% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Newport	5.1 mi	51.2% (±25.6 points)	Not measurably different
London Britain Township	5.2 mi	44.4% (±40.8 points)	Not measurably different
Elsmere	5.5 mi	67.4% (±20.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Brookside, DE (57.5%), Newark, DE (66.3%), Elsmere, DE (67.4%).

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 New Castle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
12	Edgemoor	46.3% (±13.8 points)
13	Claymont	45.9% (±14.7 points)
14	Bear	43.5% (±9.4 points)
15	Ardencroft	41.7% (±99.5 points)
16	Delaware City	41.1% (±18.8 points)
17	New Castle	36.1% (±15.5 points)
18	Pike Creek Valley	31.2% (±11.4 points)
19	Bellefonte	29.3% (±18.4 points)
20	Pike Creek	29.1% (±18.2 points)
21	Greenville	27.0% (±14.0 points)
22	Middletown	25.7% (±11.4 points)
23	Odessa	22.6% (±66.2 points)
24	North Star	21.8% (±29.7 points)

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

Pike Creek Valley 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 Pike Creek Valley

Are renters in Pike Creek Valley rent-burdened?

31.2% of renting households in Pike Creek Valley 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 Pike Creek Valley spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pike Creek Valley, DE spends 24.6% (±2.4 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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