Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Bridgeville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 10005050304 · Sussex County, DE · pop 4,513 · 48% of tract blocks fall in Bridgeville
Eviction risk in Bridgeville eviction risk centers on tract 10005050304, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,513 residents. On the national scale it ranks #20,609 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $960 a month while the average household earns $67,955 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,914
Renter share23.0%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$67,955
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bridgeville and the region
Centroid at 38.7428, -75.6696 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bridgeville scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$960 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 13.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 34.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bridgeville
The score leans hardest on 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 above the Sussex County average of 5.5 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 74th 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.
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 10005050304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050304?
Census tract 10005050304 in Bridgeville scores 4.7/10 (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 10005050304?
Median gross rent is $960/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050304?
17.4% of residents in tract 10005050304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,513.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 95th, minority 57th, housing 64th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 10005050304 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 10005050304 compare to Bridgeville overall?
Tract 10005050304 scores 4.7/10, 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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