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ZIP Codes With the Lowest Average Income in Delaware

What this measures. Total adjusted gross income divided by tax returns filed, lowest first. ZIP codes with fewer than 200 returns are excluded: the IRS suppresses small cells and the remainder swing too wildly to rank. Source: IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County Average AGI per return
1 19805 Wilmington New Castle $50,215
2 19802 Wilmington New Castle $50,486
3 19941 Ellendale Sussex $53,181
4 19960 Lincoln Sussex $54,439
5 19956 Laurel Sussex $56,697
6 19720 New Castle New Castle $57,072
7 19804 Wilmington New Castle $58,397
8 19954 Houston Kent $58,420
9 19947 Georgetown Sussex $59,287
10 19901 Dover Kent $59,752
11 19973 Seaford Sussex $59,940
12 19946 Frederica Kent $60,208
13 19952 Harrington Kent $60,600
14 19964 Marydel Kent $61,506
15 19713 Newark New Castle $62,121
16 19979 Viola Kent $62,453
17 19904 Dover Kent $63,230
18 19953 Hartly Kent $63,416
19 19933 Bridgeville Sussex $63,489
20 19940 Delmar Sussex $64,775
21 19963 Milford Sussex $66,768
22 19950 Greenwood Sussex $66,904
23 19943 Felton Kent $66,933
24 19801 Wilmington New Castle $67,265
25 19703 Claymont New Castle $68,010
26 19977 Smyrna Kent $69,490
27 19962 Magnolia Kent $72,632
28 19938 Clayton Kent $73,461
29 19702 Newark New Castle $73,786
30 19809 Wilmington New Castle $76,196
31 19966 Millsboro Sussex $76,399
32 19945 Frankford Sussex $76,841
33 19934 Camden Wyoming Kent $83,442
34 19701 Bear New Castle $85,151
35 19808 Wilmington New Castle $87,214
36 19939 Dagsboro Sussex $87,410
37 19734 Townsend New Castle $89,209
38 19968 Milton Sussex $96,762
39 19711 Newark New Castle $100,404
40 19975 Selbyville Sussex $102,250
41 19967 Millville Sussex $102,790
42 19951 Harbeson Sussex $104,006
43 19709 Middletown New Castle $105,794
44 19970 Ocean View Sussex $106,880
45 19810 Wilmington New Castle $110,310
46 19958 Lewes Sussex $121,067
47 19803 Wilmington New Castle $148,177
48 19806 Wilmington New Castle $155,039
49 19971 Rehoboth Beach Sussex $160,469
50 19707 Hockessin New Castle $168,599

Showing the top 50 of 53 ZIP codes in Delaware that have this figure and meet the threshold above. 19805 ranks 1st at $50,215, against $168,599 in 50th place.

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zipcodes.pro. “ZIP Codes With the Lowest Average Income in Delaware.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/rankings/de/lowest-average-income

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