Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally
Hilltop Eviction Risk: Elevated , Wilmington
Tract 10003002200 · New Castle County, DE · pop 3,419 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
For landlords sizing up Hilltop in Wilmington, census tract 10003002200 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,226 a month while the average household earns $46,103 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units793
Renter share62.2%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate36.0%
Median income$46,103
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmington and the region
Centroid at 39.7448, -75.5634 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hilltop scores 6.7
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
36.0% poverty · this tract
9.0
Supply constraint
$1,226 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Hilltop compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 100
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 100%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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)
- 1,177Total filings over 9 yrs
- 25.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 28.6%Peak (2014)
- 133Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 534Total filings 2020-21
- 6.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 10.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.66×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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hilltop. 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.
- 36.8%Housing insecurity
- 27.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 50.3%Food insecurity
- 51.3%SNAP enrollment
- 25.3%Transit barriers
- 26.4%No health insurance
- 22.0%Frequent mental distress
- 47.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hilltop
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 100th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 36.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 27.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 10003002200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003002200?
Census tract 10003002200 in the Hilltop neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 10003002200?
Median gross rent is $1,226/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10003002200?
36.0% of residents in tract 10003002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,419.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10003002200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 100th, minority 93th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 10003002200 considered part of Hilltop?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10003002200 fall within Hilltop (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10003002200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,177 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10003002200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.61% of renter households, peaking at 28.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 10003002200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.66× 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 10003002200 struggle to pay rent?
About 36.8% 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. 27.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 10003002200 compare to Wilmington overall?
Tract 10003002200 scores 6.7/10, 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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6.8
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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