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Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Bridgeville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 10005050302 · Sussex County, DE · pop 5,470 · 3% of tract blocks fall in Bridgeville

With a score of 5.5/10, tract 10005050302 in Bridgeville in Sussex County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,470 residents. That is riskier than about 58% of US census tracts.

25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $858 a month against an average household income of $62,088 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 9% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,099
Renter share11.9%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate23.0%
Median income$62,088

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Bridgeville
Very High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 74 tracts In Sussex County
Very High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 259 tracts In Delaware
High
National
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#22,213 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bridgeville and the region

Centroid at 38.7829, -75.5401 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bridgeville scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bridgeville
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
23.0% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$858 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bridgeville
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bridgeville
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bridgeville
5.9

How Bridgeville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bridgeville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 050302Bridgeville: 4.44.4Bridgevilleparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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)

  • 735Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 43.91%Avg annual filing rate
  • 50.4%Peak (2016)
  • 126Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 100050503022011: 99 filings (36.13/100 renter HHs)2013: 111 filings (40.51/100 renter HHs)2014: 134 filings (48.91/100 renter HHs)2015: 120 filings (43.80/100 renter HHs)2016: 145 filings (50.35/100 renter HHs)2017: 126 filings (43.75/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 27% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bridgeville

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Bridgeville 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 Sussex County average of 5.5 and in line with the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 78th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 735 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 43.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 50.4% of renter households in 2016.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 10005050302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050302?

Census tract 10005050302 in Bridgeville scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 10005050302?

Median gross rent is $858/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050302?

23.0% of residents in tract 10005050302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,470.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 94th, minority 55th, housing 65th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005050302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 735 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 10005050302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 43.91% of renter households, peaking at 50.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 10005050302 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.8% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 10005050302 compare to Bridgeville overall?

Tract 10005050302 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Bridgeville at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bridgeville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bridgeville

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

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