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Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37129011200 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 1,610

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 37129011200 (Wilmington, North Carolina) comes in at 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 35th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,228 a month while the average household earns $79,696 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 25% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,015
Renter share43.8%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$79,696

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 32 tracts In Wilmington
Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 54 tracts In New Hanover County
Elevated
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#1,118 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#41,065 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 34.2317, -77.9390 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wilmington scores 4

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
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,228 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: 4.04.0This tracttract 011200Wilmington: 3.13.1Wilmingtonparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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)

  • 884Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 12.51%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.7%Peak (2007)
  • 86Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371290112002005: 69 filings (11.54/100 renter HHs)2006: 59 filings (9.87/100 renter HHs)2007: 88 filings (14.72/100 renter HHs)2008: 73 filings (12.21/100 renter HHs)2009: 71 filings (11.87/100 renter HHs)2010: 76 filings (12.18/100 renter HHs)2011: 63 filings (10.61/100 renter HHs)2012: 57 filings (9.60/100 renter HHs)2013: 86 filings (14.48/100 renter HHs)2014: 75 filings (12.63/100 renter HHs)2015: 81 filings (13.64/100 renter HHs)2018: 86 filings (16.76/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 25% 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 score leans hardest on housing court bias at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the New Hanover County average of 5.2 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 884 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 12.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.7% of renter households in 2007.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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 37129011200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129011200?

Census tract 37129011200 in Wilmington scores 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 37129011200?

Median gross rent is $1,228/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129011200?

11.9% of residents in tract 37129011200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,610.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129011200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 9th, minority 60th, housing 36th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129011200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 884 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129011200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.51% of renter households, peaking at 14.7% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37129011200 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37129011200 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129011200 scores 4/10, 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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