Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Jamestowne Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10003014904 · New Castle County, DE · pop 5,691 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 10003014904 covers the Jamestowne neighborhood of New Castle, home to 5,691 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,546 a month while the average household earns $81,164 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,356
Renter share48.4%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$81,164
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Castle County and the region
Centroid at 39.6499, -75.6468 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jamestowne scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,546 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Jamestowne compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 675Total filings over 9 yrs
- 8.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.6%Peak (2013)
- 39Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 37% over the past 9 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 104Total filings 2020-21
- 1.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.31×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Tampa, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Jamestowne. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 13.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.7%Food insecurity
- 12.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 28.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jamestowne
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Delaware eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the New Castle County average of 5.7 and in line with the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.31x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10003014904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003014904?
Census tract 10003014904 in the Jamestowne neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (Lower 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 10003014904?
Median gross rent is $1,546/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10003014904?
5.0% of residents in tract 10003014904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,691.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10003014904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 62th, minority 67th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 10003014904 considered part of Jamestowne?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10003014904 fall within Jamestowne (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10003014904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 675 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10003014904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.15% of renter households, peaking at 12.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 10003014904 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.31× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 10003014904 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.8% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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