Housing vacancy: zip codes ranked in Delaware

Share of housing units that are empty, including seasonal and vacation homes, homes for sale or rent, and abandoned units. High in resort and declining areas. These lists rank zip codes in Delaware with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the most vacant homes

#	Zip	City	Vacancy	Population
1	19930	Bethany Beach	82.6%	3,014
2	19971	Rehoboth Beach	55.5%	14,886
3	19970	Ocean View	52.8%	8,524
4	19975	Selbyville	43.6%	10,862
5	19945	Frankford	37.1%	9,640
6	19967	Millville	35%	2,376
7	19958	Lewes	25.9%	31,938
8	19966	Millsboro	22.4%	35,884
9	19939	Dagsboro	19.4%	7,490
10	19968	Milton	17%	15,486
11	19801	Wilmington	13.4%	16,327
12	19951	Harbeson	10.4%	2,245
13	19940	Delmar	10%	7,540
14	19963	Milford	9.6%	23,500
15	19806	Wilmington	9.6%	9,777
16	19802	Wilmington	9.3%	26,051
17	19947	Georgetown	9.3%	20,760
18	19946	Frederica	9%	5,603
19	19711	Newark	8.3%	49,432
20	19901	Dover	8%	37,763
21	19973	Seaford	7.9%	26,834
22	19943	Felton	7.8%	13,410
23	19960	Lincoln	7.8%	6,774
24	19805	Wilmington	7.5%	41,402
25	19977	Smyrna	7.2%	27,704
26	19941	Ellendale	7.2%	3,435
27	19904	Dover	7%	38,818
28	19807	Wilmington	7%	7,815
29	19933	Bridgeville	6.9%	10,597
30	19956	Laurel	6.2%	16,327
31	19953	Hartly	5.8%	5,255
32	19950	Greenwood	5.5%	7,918
33	19804	Wilmington	5.4%	18,779
34	19954	Houston	5.4%	1,427
35	19713	Newark	4.6%	30,747
36	19809	Wilmington	4.6%	14,311
37	19720	New Castle	4.5%	62,392
38	19934	Camden Wyoming	4.4%	14,061
39	19810	Wilmington	4.3%	26,530
40	19952	Harrington	4.3%	10,908
41	19706	Delaware City	4.2%	2,038
42	19962	Magnolia	4.1%	13,770
43	19734	Townsend	4%	14,214
44	19707	Hockessin	3.8%	17,376
45	19703	Claymont	3.8%	15,460
46	19702	Newark	3.3%	55,683
47	19938	Clayton	2.9%	9,561
48	19701	Bear	2.8%	42,984
49	19808	Wilmington	2%	39,082
50	19803	Wilmington	1.7%	22,279
51	19709	Middletown	1.1%	53,234
52	19964	Marydel	0%	1,418

Zip codes with the fewest vacant homes

#	Zip	City	Vacancy	Population
1	19964	Marydel	0%	1,418
2	19709	Middletown	1.1%	53,234
3	19803	Wilmington	1.7%	22,279
4	19808	Wilmington	2%	39,082
5	19701	Bear	2.8%	42,984
6	19938	Clayton	2.9%	9,561
7	19702	Newark	3.3%	55,683
8	19703	Claymont	3.8%	15,460
9	19707	Hockessin	3.8%	17,376
10	19734	Townsend	4%	14,214
11	19962	Magnolia	4.1%	13,770
12	19706	Delaware City	4.2%	2,038
13	19952	Harrington	4.3%	10,908
14	19810	Wilmington	4.3%	26,530
15	19934	Camden Wyoming	4.4%	14,061
16	19720	New Castle	4.5%	62,392
17	19809	Wilmington	4.6%	14,311
18	19713	Newark	4.6%	30,747
19	19954	Houston	5.4%	1,427
20	19804	Wilmington	5.4%	18,779
21	19950	Greenwood	5.5%	7,918
22	19953	Hartly	5.8%	5,255
23	19956	Laurel	6.2%	16,327
24	19933	Bridgeville	6.9%	10,597
25	19807	Wilmington	7%	7,815
26	19904	Dover	7%	38,818
27	19941	Ellendale	7.2%	3,435
28	19977	Smyrna	7.2%	27,704
29	19805	Wilmington	7.5%	41,402
30	19960	Lincoln	7.8%	6,774
31	19943	Felton	7.8%	13,410
32	19973	Seaford	7.9%	26,834
33	19901	Dover	8%	37,763
34	19711	Newark	8.3%	49,432
35	19946	Frederica	9%	5,603
36	19947	Georgetown	9.3%	20,760
37	19802	Wilmington	9.3%	26,051
38	19806	Wilmington	9.6%	9,777
39	19963	Milford	9.6%	23,500
40	19940	Delmar	10%	7,540
41	19951	Harbeson	10.4%	2,245
42	19801	Wilmington	13.4%	16,327
43	19968	Milton	17%	15,486
44	19939	Dagsboro	19.4%	7,490
45	19966	Millsboro	22.4%	35,884
46	19958	Lewes	25.9%	31,938
47	19967	Millville	35%	2,376
48	19945	Frankford	37.1%	9,640
49	19975	Selbyville	43.6%	10,862
50	19970	Ocean View	52.8%	8,524
51	19971	Rehoboth Beach	55.5%	14,886
52	19930	Bethany Beach	82.6%	3,014

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