2 census tracts · pop 6,195 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Peninsula Lakes is a 2-tract neighborhood of Long Neck, DE and houses 6,195 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 39%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Average gross rent is $1,822, 78% above the Long Neck average of $1,025. The voucher gap is 30.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10. Cost burden runs 47% against 37.6% citywide, putting Peninsula Lakes 8.9% over its own city. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10. Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate. Only 11% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $71,252.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Peninsula Lakes vs Long NeckHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Peninsula Lakes
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.6%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
31.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Peninsula Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Peninsula Lakes?
Peninsula Lakes scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Peninsula Lakes compare to Long Neck overall?
Peninsula Lakes scores 0.1 points lower than Long Neck overall (3.1/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,822 vs $1,025.
Q3
What is the average rent in Peninsula Lakes?
Average gross rent in Peninsula Lakes is $1,822/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Peninsula Lakes residents are renters?
11% of Peninsula Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 8% in Long Neck). The neighborhood has 6,195 residents.
Q5
Is Peninsula Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
Peninsula Lakes sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Peninsula Lakes have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Peninsula Lakes is census tract 10005050708 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Peninsula Lakes for landlords?
Peninsula Lakes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Long Neck as a whole (3.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Peninsula Lakes?
Peninsula Lakes has 6,303 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Long Neck
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Peninsula Lakes.