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

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37129010800 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 2,809 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Wilmington

Wilmington anchors census tract 37129010800, which lands at 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $925 a month against an average household income of $44,482 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 58% 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 31% Stable renters 27% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units989
Renter share58.2%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate34.0%
Median income$44,482

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
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#7 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 34.1835, -77.9463 · 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
34.0% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$925 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 010800Wilmington: 3.13.1Wilmingtonparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 917Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 13.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.2%Peak (2011)
  • 47Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371290108002005: 85 filings (16.96/100 renter HHs)2006: 75 filings (14.96/100 renter HHs)2007: 64 filings (12.77/100 renter HHs)2008: 78 filings (15.56/100 renter HHs)2009: 84 filings (16.76/100 renter HHs)2010: 83 filings (13.79/100 renter HHs)2011: 89 filings (13.19/100 renter HHs)2012: 89 filings (13.19/100 renter HHs)2013: 82 filings (12.15/100 renter HHs)2014: 76 filings (11.26/100 renter HHs)2015: 65 filings (9.63/100 renter HHs)2018: 47 filings (8.79/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 45% 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 8.5/10. 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 917 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 13.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.2% of renter households in 2011.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37129010800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129010800?

Census tract 37129010800 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 37129010800?

Median gross rent is $925/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129010800?

34.0% of residents in tract 37129010800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,809.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129010800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 95th, minority 76th, housing 88th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129010800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 917 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129010800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.25% of renter households, peaking at 13.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37129010800 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.6% 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. 18.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37129010800 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129010800 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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