Eviction Risk in Castle Hills , New Castle
3 census tracts · pop 9,659 · pop-weighted composite 5.8/10 · range 5.5–5.9
Castle Hills is a white-black neighborhood in New Castle with 3 census tracts and a population of 9,659 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 15% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,244/month sits 28% lower than the New Castle citywide median ($1,739).
Castle Hills vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Castle Hills vs New Castle
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 9,546 residents across all tracts in Castle Hills. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 16.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 43.5%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 31.9%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.2%
- Other / Multiracial 6.9%
3 tracts in Castle Hills
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10003015100 | 5.9 | 3,483 | 34% | $1,127 |
| 10003016000 | 5.9 | 2,813 | 76% | $1,108 |
| 10003015900 | 5.5 | 3,363 | 35% | $1,478 |
CDC SVI percentile: 50
Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Castle Hills
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,385Total filings (sum)
- 17.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 46.1%Peak year (2018)
- 18.11%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 251Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly observed
- 1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Castle Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 15.9%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 16.4%SNAP enrollment
- 11.2%No health insurance
- 33.2%Any disability
About Castle Hills
What is the eviction-risk score for Castle Hills?
Castle Hills scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Castle Hills compare to New Castle overall?
Castle Hills scores 0.0 points higher than New Castle overall (5.8/10). Rent burden: 47% vs 24% citywide. Median rent: $1,244 vs $1,739.
What is the median rent in Castle Hills?
Median gross rent in Castle Hills is $1,244/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Castle Hills residents are renters?
19% of Castle Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in New Castle). The neighborhood has 9,659 residents.
Is Castle Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Castle Hills sits in the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.