1 census tracts · pop 3,415 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Delaware Avenue maps to a single census tract in Wilmington, DE and houses 3,415 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Wilmington baseline of 31.0%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. This is a renter market: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 508 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 5.4% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.3% of adults, 8.5 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.8% in 2018 against a 5.4% peak.
Among the 20 mapped neighborhoods of Wilmington, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Average gross rent runs $1,210, close to the Wilmington average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Delaware Avenue vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Delaware Avenue
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
508Total filings (sum)
4.09%Avg annual filing rate
5.4%Peak year (2011)
3.80%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
237Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.79×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Delaware Avenue
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Delaware Avenue
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Delaware Avenue?
Delaware Avenue scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Delaware Avenue compare to Wilmington overall?
Delaware Avenue scores 1.4 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,210 vs $1,224.
Q3
What is the average rent in Delaware Avenue?
Average gross rent in Delaware eviction laws Avenue is $1,210/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Delaware Avenue residents are renters?
69% of Delaware Avenue households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 3,415 residents.
Q5
Is Delaware Avenue a high social-vulnerability area?
Delaware Avenue sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Delaware Avenue for landlords?
Delaware eviction laws Avenue carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wilmington as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Delaware Avenue?
Delaware Avenue has 3,221 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.8%), Hispanic / Latino (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
