Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Smyrna Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10001040203 · Kent County, DE · pop 5,415 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Smyrna
Census tract 10001040203 sits in Smyrna eviction risk in Kent County, Delaware eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $983 a month against an average household income of $70,377 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,011
Renter share23.6%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$70,377
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 39.2859, -75.5508 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smyrna scores 3.5
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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$983 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 886Total filings over 9 yrs
- 18.20%Avg annual filing rate
- 26.2%Peak (2010)
- 83Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 40% 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.
- 14.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.1%Food insecurity
- 16.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.0%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 36.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smyrna
What moves this score most is 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 above 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 886 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 18.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.2% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 10001040203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001040203?
Census tract 10001040203 in Smyrna scores 3.5/10 (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 10001040203?
Median gross rent is $983/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001040203?
14.4% of residents in tract 10001040203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,415.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001040203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 92th, minority 69th, housing 64th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10001040203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 886 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10001040203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.20% of renter households, peaking at 26.2% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 10001040203 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.9% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10001040203 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 10001040203 scores 3.5/10, 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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