Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Millsboro Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10005050601 · Sussex County, DE · pop 5,359 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Millsboro
Tract 10005050601 covers Millsboro in Delaware. Home to 5,359 residents, it scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 47th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,392 a month while the average household earns $82,229 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,109
Renter share11.8%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$82,229
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Millsboro and the region
Centroid at 38.6015, -75.3755 · click any tract to drill in
Why Millsboro scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Millsboro
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,392 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Millsboro
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Millsboro
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Millsboro
5.5
How Millsboro compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 477Total filings over 6 yrs
- 45.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 65.3%Peak (2015)
- 56Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 11.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.9%Transit barriers
- 11.8%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Millsboro
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Millsboro eviction risk, 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 below the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 477 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 45.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 65.3% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050601?
Census tract 10005050601 in Millsboro scores 3.3/10 (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 10005050601?
Median gross rent is $1,392/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050601?
10.4% of residents in tract 10005050601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,359.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 79th, minority 45th, housing 59th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005050601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 477 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 10005050601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 45.13% of renter households, peaking at 65.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005050601 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.8% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005050601 compare to Millsboro overall?
Tract 10005050601 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Millsboro at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Millsboro eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Millsboro
Top eight tracts in Millsboro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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