2 census tracts · pop 4,937 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.1–5.8
Southbridge takes in 2 census tracts of Wilmington, DE, population 4,937. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Wilmington rate of 31.0%.
29% 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 clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 1,125 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,416, 16% above the Wilmington average of $1,224.
14.2% 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. SNAP participation is 23.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 25.6% of renter households.
That places it #16 of 20 neighborhoods in Wilmington. Judgments average 4.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Harlan and Riverfront.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes.
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
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Southbridge vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southbridge
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,125Total filings (sum)
14.60%Avg annual filing rate
25.6%Peak year (2018)
18.94%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
612Total filings 2020-21
3.8Avg monthly observed
5.8Pre-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 Southbridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.1%Housing insecurity
14.2%Utility shutoff threat
25.5%Food insecurity
23.6%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
33.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southbridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southbridge?
Southbridge scores 5.4/10 (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 Southbridge compare to Wilmington overall?
Southbridge scores 1.0 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,416 vs $1,224.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southbridge?
Average gross rent in Southbridge is $1,416/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southbridge residents are renters?
46% of Southbridge households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 4,937 residents.
Q5
Is Southbridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Southbridge sits in the 69th 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
Which tracts in Southbridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Southbridge is census tract 10003001902 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.8, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Southbridge for landlords?
Southbridge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Southbridge?
Southbridge has 5,064 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67%), Hispanic / Latino (16.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
