1 census tracts · pop 1,850 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Trolley Square maps to a single census tract in Wilmington, DE and houses 1,850 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
At $1,449 a month, rents sit 18% over what the rest of Wilmington commands. Food insecurity affects 6.0% of adults, 11.8 points below the national rate.
The filing record is not thin: 57 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 4.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10.
Cost burden runs 27% against 31.0% citywide, putting Trolley Square 3.7% under its own city. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 3.0% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 3/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.9% in 2018 against a 3.0% peak. Among the 20 mapped neighborhoods of Wilmington, it ranks #19 by risk, the lower third.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Trolley Square vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Trolley Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
57Total filings (sum)
1.95%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak year (2011)
1.87%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
32Total filings 2020-21
0.4Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.55×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 Trolley Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.2%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
6.0%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
20.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Trolley Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Trolley Square?
Trolley Square scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 Trolley Square compare to Wilmington overall?
Trolley Square scores 0.5 points lower than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,449 vs $1,224.
Q3
What is the average rent in Trolley Square?
Average gross rent in Trolley Square is $1,449/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Trolley Square residents are renters?
63% of Trolley Square households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 1,850 residents.
Q5
Is Trolley Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Trolley Square sits in the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Trolley Square for landlords?
Trolley Square carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Trolley Square?
Trolley Square has 1,779 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
