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More than half of Delaware’s tenants are paying 30 percent or more of their incomes on housing.
The American Community Survey , released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, says Delaware’s rate is 51.6% in 2023.
It was 49.4% in 2019.
Stateline , a non-profit news organization, studied the increases across the country. Stateline’s table ranked Delaware 15th in the category.
It is easy to see why the housing crisis is a big election issue in Delaware – and nationally.
Stateline’s reporter wrote, “There were 21 states where a majority of tenant households spent 30% or more of their incomes on rent and utilities last year, compared with just seven states in 2019.”
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says anyone paying more than 30% of income is considered “cost burdened.” Above 50% is considered “severely cost burdened.”
A Delaware State Housing Authority report last fall said 44,000 Delawareans were in the “cost burdened” category.