2 census tracts · pop 5,572 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Hilltop takes in 2 census tracts of Wilmington, DE and houses 5,572 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 31.0% citywide, putting Hilltop 25.2% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 29%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 22.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 32%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is a renter market: 65% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side is economic stress at 8/10.
22.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Court records carry 2,662 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 28.6% of renter households. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 28.1% in 2018 against a 28.6% peak.
That places it #1 of 20 neighborhoods in Wilmington. The closest comparables inside the same city are 11th St. Bridge and West Hill.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hilltop vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hilltop
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,662Total filings (sum)
24.74%Avg annual filing rate
28.6%Peak year (2014)
28.44%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,141Total filings 2020-21
7.3Avg monthly observed
11.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.64×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 Hilltop
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.3%Housing insecurity
23.8%Utility shutoff threat
44.3%Food insecurity
44.2%SNAP enrollment
23.3%No health insurance
43.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hilltop
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hilltop?
Hilltop scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Hilltop compare to Wilmington overall?
Hilltop scores 1.4 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,174 vs $1,224.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hilltop?
Average gross rent in Hilltop is $1,174/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hilltop residents are renters?
65% of Hilltop households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 5,572 residents.
Q5
Is Hilltop a high social-vulnerability area?
Hilltop sits in the 96th 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
Which tracts in Hilltop have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hilltop is census tract 10003002200 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 5.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Hilltop for landlords?
Hilltop carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hilltop?
Hilltop has 5,668 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (46.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (43.6%), Other / Multiracial (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
