What is the median rent in Wilmington Manor, DE?

Name: Median rent in Wilmington Manor, DE, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Wilmington Manor, DE is $1,155 (±$43) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 774 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wilmington Manor, the median gross rent went from $1,073 in 2015–2019 to $1,155 in 2020–2024 (+7.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,155 (±$43)
Rented homes: 774 (±208)
$2,000 or more: 6.5%
Since 2015–2019: +7.6%

How much rent costs in Wilmington Manor

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wilmington Manor	New Castle County	Delaware	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.7 points)	5.3%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	15.8% (±9.4 points)	10.3%	14.0%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	70.0% (±13.0 points)	38.5%	37.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.8% (±6.6 points)	30.1%	28.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±4.7 points)	10.3%	9.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.5% (±8.1 points)	3.2%	2.8%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±4.7 points)	2.2%	1.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 70.0% of renting households.

6.5% of rented homes in Wilmington Manor cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wilmington Manor against New Castle County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wilmington Manor	New Castle County	Delaware	United States
Median gross rent	$1,155 (±$43)	$1,448 (±$22)	$1,401 (±$16)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	774 (±208)	67,046 (±2,017)	103,496 (±2,212)	42,849,984

In Wilmington Manor, median gross rent is lower than in New Castle County ($1,448).

It is also lower than in Delaware ($1,401).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In New Castle County, Wilmington Manor ranks 20 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 46 of 63.

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

How rent in Wilmington Manor has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,073 (±$69)	$1,155 (±$43)	+7.6%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	28.5% (±4.7 points)	25.0% (±6.7 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.8% (±4.7 points)	1.0% (±1.6 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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.

Median gross rent in places near Wilmington Manor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilmington Manor
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wilmington Manor	—	$1,155 (±$43)	—
New Castle	1.5 mi	$1,739 (±$132)	Higher
Newport	2.2 mi	$1,188 (±$76)	Not measurably different
Elsmere	3.7 mi	$1,339 (±$123)	Higher
Wilmington	4.4 mi	$1,224 (±$46)	Higher
Pennsville	5.2 mi	$1,252 (±$112)	Not measurably different
Pennsville Township	6.0 mi	$1,252 (±$112)	Not measurably different
Greenville	6.2 mi	$1,620 (±$148)	Higher
Edgemoor	6.3 mi	$1,438 (±$117)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Castle, DE ($1,739), Elsmere, DE ($1,339), Wilmington, DE ($1,224).

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

Median gross rent across New Castle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
14	Ardentown	$1,431 (±$225)
15	Elsmere	$1,339 (±$123)
16	Claymont	$1,306 (±$101)
17	Wilmington	$1,224 (±$46)
18	Townsend	$1,193 (±$114)
19	Newport	$1,188 (±$76)
20	Wilmington Manor	$1,155 (±$43)
21	Arden	$1,125 (±$557)

Showing 8 of 21 places in New Castle County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wilmington Manor 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 Wilmington Manor

What is the average rent in Wilmington Manor, DE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wilmington Manor is $1,155 (±$43) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Wilmington Manor?

In Wilmington Manor, the median gross rent went from $1,073 in 2015–2019 to $1,155 in 2020–2024 (+7.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Wilmington Manor cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.5% of rented homes in Wilmington Manor have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wilmington Manor higher than in New Castle County?

In Wilmington Manor, median gross rent is lower than in New Castle County ($1,448).

It is also lower than in Delaware ($1,401).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Wilmington Manor CDP, Delaware (place:77840, in state:10).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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