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Upper East Side Eviction Risk: Elevated , Wilmington

Tract 10003000900 · New Castle County, DE · pop 2,397 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of $1/10, tract 10003000900 in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Wilmington ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,397 residents. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,052 a month while the average household earns $41,078 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 32% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units959
Renter share61.3%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate24.7%
Median income$41,078

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Upper East Side
Moderate
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 25 tracts In Wilmington
Moderate
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 144 tracts In New Castle County
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 259 tracts In Delaware
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 39.7454, -75.5407 · click any tract to drill in

Why Upper East Side scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
24.7% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,052 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Upper East Side compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Upper East Side risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 000900Wilmington: 4.94.9Wilmingtonparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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)

  • 1,653Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 37.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 47.7%Peak (2012)
  • 181Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 100030009002010: 140 filings (27.67/100 renter HHs)2011: 158 filings (36.07/100 renter HHs)2012: 209 filings (47.72/100 renter HHs)2013: 185 filings (42.24/100 renter HHs)2014: 177 filings (40.41/100 renter HHs)2015: 197 filings (44.98/100 renter HHs)2016: 209 filings (36.28/100 renter HHs)2017: 197 filings (34.20/100 renter HHs)2018: 181 filings (31.42/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 29% over the past 9 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 623Total filings 2020-21
  • 8.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 15.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.54×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 12 filings (0.75× baseline)2020-02-01: 13 filings (0.78× baseline)2020-03-01: 3 filings (0.23× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 4 filings (0.21× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 17 filings (0.91× baseline)2020-10-01: 5 filings (0.28× baseline)2020-11-01: 7 filings (0.53× baseline)2020-12-01: 6 filings (0.55× baseline)2021-01-01: 2 filings (0.13× baseline)2021-02-01: 2 filings (0.12× baseline)2021-03-01: 6 filings (0.46× baseline)2021-04-01: 4 filings (0.33× baseline)2021-05-01: 3 filings (0.18× baseline)2021-06-01: 7 filings (0.35× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.05× baseline)2021-08-01: 9 filings (0.53× baseline)2021-09-01: 9 filings (0.48× baseline)2021-10-01: 10 filings (0.56× baseline)2021-11-01: 3 filings (0.23× baseline)2021-12-01: 5 filings (0.45× baseline)2022-01-01: 6 filings (0.38× baseline)2022-02-01: 8 filings (0.48× baseline)2022-03-01: 13 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 14 filings (1.14× baseline)2022-05-01: 7 filings (0.42× baseline)2022-06-01: 10 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-07-01: 6 filings (0.31× baseline)2022-08-01: 11 filings (0.65× baseline)2022-09-01: 10 filings (0.53× baseline)2022-10-01: 6 filings (0.33× baseline)2022-11-01: 10 filings (0.75× baseline)2022-12-01: 11 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (0.25× baseline)2023-02-01: 8 filings (0.48× baseline)2023-03-01: 10 filings (0.77× baseline)2023-04-01: 11 filings (0.90× baseline)2023-05-01: 11 filings (0.66× baseline)2023-06-01: 11 filings (0.55× baseline)2023-07-01: 5 filings (0.26× baseline)2023-08-01: 21 filings (1.24× baseline)2023-09-01: 18 filings (0.96× baseline)2023-10-01: 7 filings (0.39× baseline)2023-11-01: 21 filings (1.58× baseline)2023-12-01: 12 filings (1.09× baseline)2024-01-01: 8 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-02-01: 9 filings (0.54× baseline)2024-03-01: 6 filings (0.46× baseline)2024-04-01: 2 filings (0.16× baseline)2024-05-01: 7 filings (0.42× baseline)2024-06-01: 6 filings (0.30× baseline)2024-07-01: 12 filings (0.62× baseline)2024-08-01: 7 filings (0.41× baseline)2024-09-01: 11 filings (0.59× baseline)2024-10-01: 17 filings (0.94× baseline)2024-11-01: 8 filings (0.60× baseline)2024-12-01: 8 filings (0.73× baseline)2025-01-01: 9 filings (0.56× baseline)2025-02-01: 10 filings (0.60× baseline)2025-03-01: 18 filings (1.38× baseline)2025-04-01: 6 filings (0.49× baseline)2025-05-01: 4 filings (0.24× baseline)2025-06-01: 16 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-07-01: 6 filings (0.31× baseline)2025-08-01: 11 filings (0.65× baseline)2025-09-01: 4 filings (0.21× baseline)2025-10-01: 18 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 8 filings (0.60× baseline)2025-12-01: 4 filings (0.36× baseline)2026-01-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Upper East Side

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.2/10. 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 about the same as 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.54x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,653 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 37.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 47.7% of renter households in 2012.

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 10003000900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003000900?

Census tract 10003000900 in the Upper East Side neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 10003000900?

Median gross rent is $1,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 10003000900?

24.7% of residents in tract 10003000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,397.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 10003000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 95th, minority 97th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 10003000900 considered part of Upper East Side?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10003000900 fall within Upper East Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10003000900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,653 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10003000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 37.89% of renter households, peaking at 47.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 10003000900 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.54× 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 10003000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.4% 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. 24.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9

How does tract 10003000900 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 10003000900 scores 6.3/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wilmington

Top eight tracts in Wilmington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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