Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Castlebar Eviction Risk: Lower , Bear
Tract 10003014903 ·
New Castle County, DE · pop 8,288 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 10003014903 runs through Castlebar in Bear. With 8,288 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,631 a month against an average household income of $79,844 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%Stable renters 24%Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units2,930
Renter share47.5%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$79,844
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Castlebar
Very High
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 5 tracts In Bear
Very High
Within county
66th percentile
#50 of 144 tracts In New Castle County
Elevated
Within state
65th percentile
#91 of 259 tracts In Delaware
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bear and the region
Centroid at 39.6281, -75.6896 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castlebar scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bear
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
15.5% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,631 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bear
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bear
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bear
5.0
How Castlebar compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
89%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
80%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)
2,452Total filings over 9 yrs
40.14%Avg annual filing rate
53.9%Peak (2015)
251Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year2010 to 2018
Filings climbed 24% over the past 9 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
866Total filings 2020-21
11.3Avg monthly (observed)
21.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.52×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Tampa, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
22.7%Housing insecurity
14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
28.5%Food insecurity
25.8%SNAP enrollment
14.4%Transit barriers
16.5%No health insurance
18.6%Frequent mental distress
35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castlebar
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Bear 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,452 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 40.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 53.9% of renter households in 2015.
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 10003014903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003014903?
Census tract 10003014903 in the Castlebar neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 10003014903?
Median gross rent is $1,631/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10003014903?
15.5% of residents in tract 10003014903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,288.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10003014903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 72th, minority 82th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 10003014903 considered part of Castlebar?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10003014903 fall within Castlebar (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10003014903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,452 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10003014903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 40.14% of renter households, peaking at 53.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 10003014903 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.52× 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 10003014903 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.7% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 10003014903 compare to Bear overall?
Tract 10003014903 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Bear at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bear eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bear
Top eight tracts in Bear ranked by composite eviction-risk score.