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

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37129010504 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 6,511

Eviction risk in Wilmington eviction risk centers on tract 37129010504, which scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 6,511 residents. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,341 a month against an average household income of $46,115 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 82% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 42% Owners 18%

Tract context

Occupied units3,375

Renter share82.0%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate28.7%

Median income$46,115

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 34.2331, -77.8970 · 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

28.7% poverty · this tract

7.2

Supply constraint

$1,341 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

68%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
68%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.

13.2%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
17.0%Food insecurity
13.9%SNAP enrollment
11.1%Transit barriers
10.5%No health insurance
21.7%Frequent mental distress
31.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wilmington

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37129010504

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129010504?

Census tract 37129010504 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.

What is the average rent in tract 37129010504?

Median gross rent is $1,341/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129010504?

28.7% of residents in tract 37129010504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,511.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129010504?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 6th, minority 44th, housing 68th.

What share of households in tract 37129010504 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.2% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37129010504 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129010504 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.