Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally
Seaford Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 10005050406 · Sussex County, DE · pop 4,987 · 59% of tract blocks fall in Seaford
With a score of 7.3/10, tract 10005050406 in Seaford, DE reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,987 residents. It sits 3.3 points above the Sussex County average of 4.0.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,874
Renter share60.3%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$51,944
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seaford and the region
Centroid at 38.6723, -75.6073 · click any tract to drill in
Why Seaford scores 7.3
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
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,037 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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)
- 623Total filings over 6 yrs
- 10.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.8%Peak (2011)
- 80Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 39% 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.
- 18.5%Housing insecurity
- 12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.8%Food insecurity
- 23.8%SNAP enrollment
- 12.7%Transit barriers
- 16.0%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 39.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Seaford
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.1/10. 53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Sussex County average of 42.5%. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.7/10. SNAP participation runs 23.8% against 15.2% nationally.
Court records carry 623 eviction filings across 6 observed years. Food insecurity runs 25.8% against 17.8% nationally. At $1,037 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Seaford commands.
The worst year on record was 2011, when 12.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 10.5% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050406
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050406?
Census tract 10005050406 in Seaford scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 10005050406?
Median gross rent is $1,037/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050406?
25.4% of residents in tract 10005050406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,987.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050406?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 98th, minority 70th, housing 95th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005050406?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 623 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 10005050406 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.54% of renter households, peaking at 12.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005050406 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.5% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005050406 compare to Seaford overall?
Tract 10005050406 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Seaford at 5.9/10. 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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