Section 8 in New Castle County, DE
4,509 active Housing Choice Vouchers in New Castle County, 81% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in New Castle County?
No. Delaware law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in New Castle County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
Delaware Fair Housing Act (Title 6, Ch. 46, amended 2016)
Delaware's Fair Housing Act (Title 6, Chapter 46 of the Delaware Code, amended 2016 via SB 194) prohibits housing discrimination based on source of income statewide. Applies to all landlords regardless of unit count. Enforcement via the Delaware Division of Human Relations.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
New Castle County in the Philadelphia metro
New Castle County is one of the counties inside the Philadelphia, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Philadelphia metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving New Castle County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA)
Wilmington · PHA code DE001
2,342 Section 8 unitsNew Castle County Housing Authority
New Castle · PHA code DE005
1,951 Section 8 unitsNewark Housing Authority
Newark · PHA code DE003
216 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in New Castle County
New Castle County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 19701$2,220
- 19702$1,930
- 19703$1,640
- 19706$1,740
- 19707$2,060
- 19709$2,010
- 19710$1,980
- 19711$1,830
- 19713$1,680
- 19716$1,780
- 19717$1,830
- 19720$1,640
- 19730$1,680
- 19731$2,010
- 19732$2,190
- 19733$1,750
- 19734$1,900
- 19735$1,780
- 19736$2,190
- 19801$1,610
- 19802$1,600
- 19803$2,190
- 19804$1,580
- 19805$1,550
- 19806$1,740
- 19807$2,190
- 19808$1,720
- 19809$1,780
- 19810$1,780
Find Section 8 apartments in New Castle County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other Delaware counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 570,567 · FIPS 10003.