Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Millsboro Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 10005050604 · Sussex County, DE · pop 4,657 · 58% of tract blocks fall in Millsboro
Census tract 10005050604 covers Millsboro, home to 4,657 residents. For landlords it grades 6.5/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #10,687 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,117 monthly, set against $64,256 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,097
Renter share34.8%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate27.9%
Median income$64,256
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Millsboro and the region
Centroid at 38.5583, -75.2963 · click any tract to drill in
Why Millsboro scores 5
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
27.9% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$1,117 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%Housing & transportation
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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.2%Food insecurity
- 19.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Millsboro
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 inherited from Millsboro eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Sussex County average of 5.5 and above the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050604?
Census tract 10005050604 in Millsboro scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 10005050604?
Median gross rent is $1,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050604?
27.9% of residents in tract 10005050604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,657.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 72th, minority 53th, housing 71th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 10005050604 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 10005050604 compare to Millsboro overall?
Tract 10005050604 scores 5/10, higher 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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