1 census tracts · pop 2,397 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Upper East Side maps to a single census tract in Wilmington, DE and houses 2,397 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Wilmington baseline of 31.0%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
24.0% 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. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 24% 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 poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The filing record is not thin: 1,653 evictions logged in this tract. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. Average gross rent is $1,052, 14% below the Wilmington average of $1,224.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 47.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 31.4% in 2018 against a 47.7% peak.
That places it #1 of 20 neighborhoods in Wilmington. The closest comparables inside the same city are 11th St. Bridge and West Hill.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 5.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Upper East Side vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Upper East Side
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,653Total filings (sum)
37.89%Avg annual filing rate
47.7%Peak year (2012)
31.42%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
623Total filings 2020-21
8.1Avg monthly observed
15.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×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 Upper East Side
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.4%Housing insecurity
24.0%Utility shutoff threat
41.4%Food insecurity
43.6%SNAP enrollment
14.6%No health insurance
40.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Upper East Side
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Upper East Side?
Upper East Side scores 5.8/10 (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 Upper East Side compare to Wilmington overall?
Upper East Side scores 1.4 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,052 vs $1,224.
Q3
What is the average rent in Upper East Side?
Average gross rent in Upper East Side is $1,052/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Upper East Side residents are renters?
61% of Upper East Side households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 2,397 residents.
Q5
Is Upper East Side a high social-vulnerability area?
Upper East Side sits in the 76th 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
How safe is Upper East Side for landlords?
Upper East Side carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Upper East Side?
Upper East Side has 2,377 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (77.9%), Hispanic / Latino (14.3%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
