1 census tracts · pop 4,004 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Hedgeville maps to a single census tract in Wilmington, DE, population 4,004. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 43% 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.
Cost burden runs 61% against 31.0% citywide, putting Hedgeville 29.9% over its own city. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 1,581 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 21.8% of renter households. On the high side is economic stress at 7/10.
17.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Recent filings have not receded much: 20.2% in 2018 against a 21.8% peak. That places it #1 of 20 neighborhoods in Wilmington.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,217, close to the Wilmington average.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $51,181.
One tract means one number: 5.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
Hedgeville vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hedgeville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,581Total filings (sum)
21.95%Avg annual filing rate
21.8%Peak year (2017)
20.15%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
753Total filings 2020-21
9.8Avg monthly observed
14.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.66×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hedgeville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.0%Housing insecurity
18.7%Utility shutoff threat
33.8%Food insecurity
32.4%SNAP enrollment
17.6%No health insurance
37.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hedgeville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hedgeville?
Hedgeville 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 Hedgeville compare to Wilmington overall?
Hedgeville scores 1.4 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,217 vs $1,224.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hedgeville?
Average gross rent in Hedgeville is $1,217/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hedgeville residents are renters?
51% of Hedgeville households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 4,004 residents.
Q5
Is Hedgeville a high social-vulnerability area?
Hedgeville sits in the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Hedgeville for landlords?
Hedgeville 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 Hedgeville?
Hedgeville has 4,310 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (44.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.9%), Hispanic / Latino (15.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
