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Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 37129010700 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 4,306

Census tract 37129010700 sits in Wilmington eviction risk, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,230 a month while the average household earns $41,614 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 84% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 35% Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units1,997
Renter share84.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate39.3%
Median income$41,614

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 32 tracts In Wilmington
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 54 tracts In New Hanover County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#56 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,930 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 34.1994, -77.9275 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wilmington scores 6

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
39.3% poverty · this tract
9.8
Supply constraint
$1,230 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 6.06.0This tracttract 010700Wilmington: 3.13.1Wilmingtonparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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)

  • 2,341Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 12.50%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.2%Peak (2018)
  • 267Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371290107002005: 177 filings (12.06/100 renter HHs)2006: 137 filings (9.33/100 renter HHs)2007: 164 filings (11.17/100 renter HHs)2008: 206 filings (14.04/100 renter HHs)2009: 222 filings (15.13/100 renter HHs)2010: 213 filings (15.18/100 renter HHs)2011: 233 filings (13.88/100 renter HHs)2012: 165 filings (9.83/100 renter HHs)2013: 216 filings (12.86/100 renter HHs)2014: 185 filings (11.02/100 renter HHs)2015: 156 filings (9.29/100 renter HHs)2018: 267 filings (16.23/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 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 9.8/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 99th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37129010700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129010700?

Census tract 37129010700 in Wilmington scores 6/10 (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 37129010700?

Median gross rent is $1,230/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129010700?

39.3% of residents in tract 37129010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,306.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129010700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 99th, minority 70th, housing 98th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129010700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,341 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129010700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.50% of renter households, peaking at 16.2% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37129010700 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.4% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37129010700 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129010700 scores 6/10, 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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