Skip to content
GERBER.ai

ZIP 19806 · Wilmington

Who lives in ZIP code 19806 (Wilmington, DE): age, income, housing, education and work.

Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)

2026 ZIP profile

Wilmington, DE · New Castle County

uszips 2026
People9,777
Median age50.3
Household income$88,855
Home value$379,330
Median rent$1,396/mo
Poverty9.9%
College degree+70.7%
Commute19 min

Place

Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Wider region
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Metro division
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ
Time zone
Eastern
Density
2,215 / sq mi
Housing units
6,033

County

New Castle100%

Share of the ZIP's people in each county.

Age mix

Under 104.9%
10–194.4%
20s14.6%
30s17.0%
40s8.6%
50s12.1%
60s17.1%
70s12.1%
80+9.2%

27.7% are 65 or older; 91.8% are adults.

Household income

Under $25K16.3%
$25K–50K13.3%
$50K–75K11.6%
$75K–100K13.7%
$100K–150K14.9%
$150K+30.2%

45.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $71,493.

Education (adults 25+)

Less than high school3.3%
High school14.9%
Some college11.1%
Bachelor's33.4%
Graduate37.3%

47.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.

Race

White80.5%
Black8.8%
Asian1.9%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.6%
Two or more5.2%

5.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

Households & family

Married
34.9%
Never married
41.2%
Divorced
15.7%
Widowed
8.2%
Family size
2.57
Dual-income families
61.9%

Housing

Own their home
50.9%
Rent burden
25.5%
Men / women
46% / 54%

Work

In labor force
66.1%
Unemployment
1.0%
Self-employed
12.2%
Farmers
0.0%

Community

Charitable givers
37.1%
Veterans
4.5%
With a disability
16.4%
No health insurance
3.3%
Limited English
1.7%

Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.

Market now