Housing market/Delaware/ZIP 19956
ZIP 19956 Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County, DE · Delaware. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 19956 · DE
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 19956 — Laurel, DE HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 19956
- 1-unit detached4,48368.5%
- 1-unit attached1963.0%
- 2–4 units2083.2%
- 5–49 units4827.4%
- 50+ units510.8%
- Mobile1,12017.1%
2–4 unit share 3.2% · 5–49 unit share 7.4% · combined 2–49 10.5%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $923 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $797.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 48.3%; ≥50% 26.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,260 (1.365× ACS median gross rent).
Population
16,274 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +10.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 5 projects, 356 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 7 properties, 271 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 493 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 19956 34.3% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 8.3%; ACS median gross rent is $923; population increased +10.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 208 units in 2–4-unit structures and 482 units in 5–49-unit structures; 5 LIHTC projects totaling 356 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,260 versus ACS median gross rent of $923. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Delaware research
ZIP 19956 is a Census / HUD profile for Sussex County, DE. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 19956 — Laurel, DE HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Delaware ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Delaware research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 19956?
ZIP 19956 (Sussex County, DE) has 16,274 residents, 6,013 households, a renter share of 34.3%, median household income of $59,085, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $923. Vacancy is 8.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 19956?
ACS counts 149 units in 2-unit buildings, 59 in 3–4 unit buildings, 166 in 5–9, 267 in 10–19, and 49 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 690 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 19956?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,260. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 19956 — Laurel, DE HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Delaware ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 19956 is Census / HUD research for Sussex County, DE. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Delaware property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.