11th St. Bridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Wilmington
Tract 10003002900 ·
New Castle County, DE · pop 3,542 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 10003002900, home to 3,542 residents in 11th St. Bridge in Wilmington, scores 6.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $442 a month while the average household earns $26,029 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%Stable renters 50%Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,630
Renter share79.5%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate41.5%
Median income$26,029
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In 11th St. Bridge
Very High
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 25 tracts In Wilmington
Very High
Within county
100th percentile
#1 of 144 tracts In New Castle County
Very High
Within state
100th percentile
#1 of 259 tracts In Delaware
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmington and the region
Centroid at 39.7357, -75.5321 · click any tract to drill in
Why 11th St. Bridge scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wilmington
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
41.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$442 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilmington
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilmington
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilmington
4.0
How 11th St. Bridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
88%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
71%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)
1,700Total filings over 9 yrs
14.47%Avg annual filing rate
17.1%Peak (2011)
146Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year2010 to 2018
Filings dropped 30% over the past 9 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
963Total filings 2020-21
12.5Avg monthly (observed)
15.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.84×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Tampa, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within 11th St. Bridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
34.8%Housing insecurity
27.4%Utility-shutoff threat
47.1%Food insecurity
51.7%SNAP enrollment
24.2%Transit barriers
16.3%No health insurance
22.0%Frequent mental distress
47.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in 11th St. Bridge
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wilmington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the New Castle 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 34.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 27.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,700 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 14.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.1% of renter households in 2011.
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 10003002900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003002900?
Census tract 10003002900 in the 11th St. Bridge neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated 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 10003002900?
Median gross rent is $442/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10003002900?
41.5% of residents in tract 10003002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,542.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10003002900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 97th, minority 93th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 10003002900 considered part of 11th St. Bridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10003002900 fall within 11th St. Bridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10003002900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,700 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10003002900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.47% of renter households, peaking at 17.1% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 10003002900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.84× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 10003002900 struggle to pay rent?
About 34.8% 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. 27.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 10003002900 compare to Wilmington overall?
Tract 10003002900 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Wilmington at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilmington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wilmington
Top eight tracts in Wilmington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.