Within parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Wilmington Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37129011100 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 2,623
Tract 37129011100 sits in Wilmington eviction risk, NC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. Population here is 2,623. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,308
Renter share67.8%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$28,864
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmington and the region
Centroid at 34.2236, -77.9362 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wilmington scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$920 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 1,360Total filings over 12 yrs
- 12.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.9%Peak (2005)
- 101Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 37% 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.
- 28.5%Housing insecurity
- 23.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.3%Food insecurity
- 42.1%SNAP enrollment
- 20.2%Transit barriers
- 16.0%No health insurance
- 21.1%Frequent mental distress
- 47.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wilmington
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. At $920 a month, rents run 34% under what the rest of Wilmington commands.
Set annual rent against average income of $28,864 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. 68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Housing insecurity runs 28.5% against 14.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 23.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
It sits 1.4 points above the New Hanover County average of 4.0. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8/10.
Cost burden runs 55% here against 48.2% across New Hanover County. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,360 filings here across 12 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2005 at 16.9% of renter households.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37129011100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129011100?
Census tract 37129011100 in Wilmington scores 5.4/10 (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 37129011100?
Median gross rent is $920/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37129011100?
16.7% of residents in tract 37129011100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,623.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37129011100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 95th, minority 88th, housing 35th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129011100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,360 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129011100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.55% of renter households, peaking at 16.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37129011100 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.5% 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. 23.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37129011100 compare to Wilmington overall?
Tract 37129011100 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Wilmington at 4/10. 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.
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