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Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37129010200 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 3,928

The Moderate-tier score of 5.9/10 for census tract 37129010200 reflects conditions in Wilmington, North Carolina. It lands near the 71st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,206 a month while the average household earns $45,333 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 14% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,750
Renter share53.1%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate38.9%
Median income$45,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 32 tracts In Wilmington
High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 54 tracts In New Hanover County
High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#90 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
National
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#13,119 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 34.2326, -77.9253 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wilmington scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wilmington
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
38.9% poverty · this tract
9.7
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilmington
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilmington
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilmington
3.5

How Wilmington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wilmington risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 010200Wilmington: 3.13.1Wilmingtonparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 831Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 10.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.1%Peak (2006)
  • 39Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371290102002005: 80 filings (12.41/100 renter HHs)2006: 97 filings (15.05/100 renter HHs)2007: 86 filings (13.34/100 renter HHs)2008: 78 filings (12.10/100 renter HHs)2009: 78 filings (12.10/100 renter HHs)2010: 73 filings (11.53/100 renter HHs)2011: 56 filings (8.47/100 renter HHs)2012: 67 filings (10.14/100 renter HHs)2013: 63 filings (9.53/100 renter HHs)2014: 65 filings (9.83/100 renter HHs)2015: 49 filings (7.41/100 renter HHs)2018: 39 filings (6.14/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 51% over the past 12 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wilmington

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.7/10. 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 Wilmington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the New Hanover County average of 5.2 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 69th 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 831 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 10.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.1% of renter households in 2006.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37129010200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129010200?

Census tract 37129010200 in Wilmington scores 5.9/10 (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 37129010200?

Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129010200?

38.9% of residents in tract 37129010200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,928.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129010200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 43th, minority 67th, housing 37th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129010200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 831 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129010200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.67% of renter households, peaking at 15.1% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37129010200 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.4% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37129010200 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129010200 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Wilmington at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilmington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wilmington

Top eight tracts in Wilmington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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