1 census tracts · pop 2,943 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Riverfront maps to a single census tract in Wilmington, DE and houses 2,943 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. At $1,728 a month, rents sit 41% over what the rest of Wilmington commands.
30% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10.
11% 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. Court records for this tract carry 923 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 28.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 24.6% in 2018 against a 28.4% peak. Among the 20 mapped neighborhoods of Wilmington, it ranks #14 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Southbridge and Harlan. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $71,496. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 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
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riverfront vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverfront
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
923Total filings (sum)
22.27%Avg annual filing rate
28.4%Peak year (2015)
24.56%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
481Total filings 2020-21
6.3Avg monthly observed
9.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.65×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 Riverfront
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.8%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
13.9%SNAP enrollment
9.8%No health insurance
25.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riverfront
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverfront?
Riverfront scores 5.5/10 (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 Riverfront compare to Wilmington overall?
Riverfront scores 1.1 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,728 vs $1,224.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverfront?
Average gross rent in Riverfront is $1,728/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverfront residents are renters?
43% of Riverfront households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 2,943 residents.
Q5
Is Riverfront a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverfront sits in the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Riverfront for landlords?
Riverfront carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Riverfront?
Riverfront has 2,997 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.3%), Hispanic / Latino (17.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
