Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Seaford Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 10005050405 · Sussex County, DE · pop 4,917 · 83% of tract blocks fall in Seaford
Here is how census tract 10005050405, in Seaford eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 4,917. On the national scale it ranks #16,051 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,208 a month while the average household earns $62,943 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,250
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$62,943
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seaford and the region
Centroid at 38.6689, -75.6276 · click any tract to drill in
Why Seaford scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Seaford
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seaford
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seaford
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seaford
7.6
How Seaford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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)
- 173Total filings over 6 yrs
- 6.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.5%Peak (2016)
- 31Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 29% 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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.7%Food insecurity
- 14.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 32.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Seaford
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Seaford 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 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 173 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2016.
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 10005050405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050405?
Census tract 10005050405 in Seaford scores 4.7/10 (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 10005050405?
Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050405?
9.9% of residents in tract 10005050405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,917.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 89th, minority 50th, housing 56th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005050405?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 173 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 10005050405 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.84% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005050405 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005050405 compare to Seaford overall?
Tract 10005050405 scores 4.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Seaford at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seaford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Seaford
Top eight tracts in Seaford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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