Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Voshell Cove Eviction Risk: Lower , Dover
Tract 10001041804 ·
Kent County, DE · pop 5,657 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 10001041804 covers part of the Voshell Cove area of Dover, DE, and scores 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,657 residents. Severe burden reaches 38%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%Stable renters 10%Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,319
Renter share24.9%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$76,222
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Voshell Cove
Moderate
Within parent city
33th percentile
#9 of 13 tracts In Dover
Low
Within county
53th percentile
#20 of 41 tracts In Kent County
Moderate
Within state
54th percentile
#120 of 259 tracts In Delaware
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dover and the region
Centroid at 39.1743, -75.6159 · click any tract to drill in
Why Voshell Cove scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dover
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,502 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dover
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dover
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dover
3.5
How Voshell Cove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
54%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation
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.
14.6%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
17.6%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
36.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Voshell Cove
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.4/10. 59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Kent County average of 44.8%. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.7/10. At $1,502 a month, rents run 12% over what the rest of Dover commands.
On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Kent County average of 4.0 closely.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $76,222.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 10001041804
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001041804?
Census tract 10001041804 in the Voshell Cove neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 10001041804?
Median gross rent is $1,502/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001041804?
10.9% of residents in tract 10001041804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,657.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001041804?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 87th, minority 60th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 10001041804 considered part of Voshell Cove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10001041804 fall within Voshell Cove (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10001041804 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.6% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10001041804 compare to Dover overall?
Tract 10001041804 scores 3.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Dover at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dover eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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