Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Smyrna Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10001040201 · Kent County, DE · pop 5,132 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Smyrna
Census tract 10001040201 covers Smyrna, home to 5,132 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #23,156 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,402 a month while the average household earns $85,956 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,913
Renter share26.7%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$85,956
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 39.2908, -75.6375 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smyrna scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smyrna
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,402 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smyrna
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smyrna
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smyrna
5.9
How Smyrna compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 960Total filings over 9 yrs
- 17.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.4%Peak (2014)
- 48Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 59% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 11.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 31.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smyrna
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Smyrna eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kent County average of 5.7 and above the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 960 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 17.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.4% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10001040201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001040201?
Census tract 10001040201 in Smyrna scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 10001040201?
Median gross rent is $1,402/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001040201?
7.2% of residents in tract 10001040201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,132.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001040201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 46th, minority 58th, housing 56th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10001040201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 960 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10001040201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.13% of renter households, peaking at 22.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 10001040201 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10001040201 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 10001040201 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Smyrna at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smyrna eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smyrna
Top eight tracts in Smyrna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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