Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
9th Ward Area Eviction Risk: Elevated , Wilmington
Tract 10003000300 · New Castle County, DE · pop 3,616 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Here is how census tract 10003000300, in 9th Ward Area in Wilmington eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.3/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,616. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 79% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 66% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,412 a month against an average household income of $57,969 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,276
Renter share40.9%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate28.7%
Median income$57,969
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmington and the region
Centroid at 39.7609, -75.5392 · click any tract to drill in
Why 9th Ward Area scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wilmington
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
28.7% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,412 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilmington
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilmington
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilmington
4.0
How 9th Ward Area compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 852Total filings over 9 yrs
- 19.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.5%Peak (2018)
- 110Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 327Total filings 2020-21
- 4.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.55×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Tampa, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 24.8%Housing insecurity
- 18.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.3%Food insecurity
- 32.3%SNAP enrollment
- 16.2%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 37.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in 9th Ward Area
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 Castle County average of 5.7 and above the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 69th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.55x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 10003000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003000300?
Census tract 10003000300 in the 9th Ward Area neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 10003000300?
Median gross rent is $1,412/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10003000300?
28.7% of residents in tract 10003000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,616.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10003000300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 38th, minority 88th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 10003000300 considered part of 9th Ward Area?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10003000300 fall within 9th Ward Area (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10003000300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 852 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10003000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.61% of renter households, peaking at 21.5% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 10003000300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.55× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 10003000300 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.8% 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. 18.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 10003000300 compare to Wilmington overall?
Tract 10003000300 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Wilmington at 4.9/10. 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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6.7
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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