Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
The Plantations Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10005051011 · Sussex County, DE · pop 3,691 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
In the The Plantations neighborhood of Sussex, census tract 10005051011 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 66% of US census tracts.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,739 a month against an average household income of $110,471 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,958
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$110,471
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sussex County and the region
Centroid at 38.7329, -75.1792 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Plantations scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,739 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How The Plantations compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Plantations. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 5.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 5.6%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 11.5%Frequent mental distress
- 27.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Plantations
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Delaware eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Sussex County average of 5.5 and in line with the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005051011
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005051011?
Census tract 10005051011 in the The Plantations neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 10005051011?
Median gross rent is $1,739/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005051011?
6.8% of residents in tract 10005051011 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,691.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005051011?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 47th, minority 37th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 10005051011 considered part of The Plantations?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005051011 fall within The Plantations (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005051011 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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