New Castle County, Delaware
Kitchen remodeling in Wilmington, DE
Wilmington has 35,514 homes, about half of the occupied ones lived in by their owners. Half were built before 1946.
The homes of Wilmington
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates for Wilmington city.
More homes in Wilmington were built in before 1940 than in any other decade, 43% of them, followed by the 1940s at 12%.
79% of homes here were built before 1980. In a home built before 1978, a remodel that disturbs painted cabinets, trim or walls has to be done by a firm certified for lead-safe work by Delaware’s own program, which EPA authorized. Ask for the certificate when you book the measure.
Detached houses are 10% of homes in Wilmington; the rest are townhomes, condos and apartments. In a condo or townhome the association may have to approve work on plumbing, walls or wiring, so ask for its rules before the measure.
ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wilmington is the largest place
| ZIP code | Homes | Owner-occupied | Median year built | Built before 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19805 | 17,001 | 59% | 1948 | 85% |
| 19803 | 8,831 | 89% | 1960 | 86% |
| 19809 | 6,414 | 74% | 1957 | 79% |
What kitchen trades earn here
Electricians in the Philadelphia area earn a median $35.86 an hour and plumbers $35.99, against $30.38 and $30.67 across the country (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). That is what the workers are paid, not what a contractor charges for their time. All five kitchen trades: Philadelphia area.
Before you sign: Delaware
Ask the contractor for the license or registration number they hold and the agency that issued it, then look the number up on that agency’s own site. Ask who will take out the building permit, and get the price, the payment schedule and the scope of work in writing before any money changes hands.
Contracts, licenses and lead-safe rules in Delaware · Permits · What it costs
Elsewhere in the Philadelphia area
- Greenville, DE1,805 homes · half built before 1975
- New Castle, DE2,877 homes · half built before 1959
- Claymont, DE4,520 homes · half built before 1964
- Boothwyn, PA1,910 homes · half built before 1972
- Hockessin, DE4,984 homes · half built before 1981
- Pike Creek, DE2,775 homes · half built before 1988
- Brookside, DE6,061 homes · half built before 1968
- Chadds Ford, PA521 homes · half built before 1983
- Village Green-Green Ridge, PA3,496 homes · half built before 1962
- Bear, DE9,094 homes · half built before 1996