1 census tracts · pop 1,335 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
West Center City is a one-tract neighborhood of Wilmington, DE, population 1,335. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. At $576 a month, rents sit 53% under what the rest of Wilmington commands.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation is 51.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 47.5% of adults, 29.7 points above the national rate.
The poverty rate is 40%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Against a Wilmington baseline of 31.0%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The filing record is not thin: 1,114 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 21.4% of renter households. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 13.4% in 2018 against a 21.4% peak.
That places it #1 of 20 neighborhoods in Wilmington.
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
West Center City vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Center City
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,114Total filings (sum)
19.64%Avg annual filing rate
21.4%Peak year (2016)
13.40%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
507Total filings 2020-21
6.6Avg monthly observed
9.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.69×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 West Center City
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.6%Housing insecurity
27.0%Utility shutoff threat
47.5%Food insecurity
51.8%SNAP enrollment
18.5%No health insurance
47.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Center City
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Center City?
West Center City 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 West Center City compare to Wilmington overall?
West Center City scores 1.4 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $576 vs $1,224.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Center City?
Average gross rent in West Center City is $576/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Center City residents are renters?
70% of West Center City households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 1,335 residents.
Q5
Is West Center City a high social-vulnerability area?
West Center City sits in the 91st 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 West Center City for landlords?
West Center City 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 West Center City?
West Center City has 1,237 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (70.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (14%), Hispanic / Latino (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
