Wilmington, Delaware Opportunity Zones

Delaware Opportunity Zones

Number Of Census Tracts 27

Number Of QOZs 9

Percent Of Census Tracts 33.33%

Number Of LICS 9

Wilmington lies in the state of Delaware which automatically conforms to the federal tax code as it is amended. Both the city and state have adopted the new Qualified Opportunity Zone provisions.

Out of the 27 census tracts that exist within, or partially within the city of Wilmington 9 have been designated eligible for Qualified Opportunity Fund investment. This represents approximately 33.33% of the census tracts in the city. Of the zones that are eligible, 9 qualify as a low-income community. This means the poverty rate was above 20%, or that the median household income was below 80% of the state or metropolitan area’s median household income.

The remaining zones qualified as contiguous, meaning they were located adjacent to an eligible tract, and the median household income did not exceed 125% of that eligible tract. Wilmington lies in the state of Delaware which automatically conforms to the federal tax code as it is amended. Both the city and state have adopted the new Qualified Opportunity Zone provisions. Delaware has 25 opportunity zones, which means Wilmington contains 36.00% of the Qualified Opportunity Zones that exist within the state.

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