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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 19801 (Wilmington, DE)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$178,000
Metro: $386,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+0.1%
Metro: +2.5% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,809/mo
Metro: $1,903 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+1.7%
Metro: +3.4% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
16,327
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$52,810
Metro: $91,289 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 19801, shaded by typical home value198010806919807198031980919804198051970319802197321980608023
  • Under $260k
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ZIP codes around 19801, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 19801 is outlined.

How 19801 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 19801 (Wilmington, DE) is worth about $178,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 19801 are 54% below the typical value in the Philadelphia metro area ($386,000) and 51% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 19801 rose 0.1%, compared with +2.5% in the Philadelphia metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,809 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 5% below the Philadelphia metro area ($1,903) and 6% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.7% over the past year.

The median household income is $52,810, against $91,289 in the Philadelphia metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 16,327 people live in 19801 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

19801 has the 20th-lowest typical home value of the 332 ZIP codes in the Philadelphia metro area and the lowest of 59 in Delaware with Zillow figures.

Part of: Wilmington, DE · New Castle County, DE · Philadelphia metro area · Delaware

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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