Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Seaford Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 10005050401 · Sussex County, DE · pop 3,656 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Seaford
Seaford in Sussex County anchors census tract 10005050401, which lands at 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,021 a month while the average household earns $68,458 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,427
Renter share21.4%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$68,458
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seaford and the region
Centroid at 38.6445, -75.6658 · click any tract to drill in
Why Seaford scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Seaford
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,021 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seaford
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seaford
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seaford
7.6
How Seaford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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)
- 203Total filings over 6 yrs
- 12.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.7%Peak (2016)
- 20Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 29% 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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.2%Food insecurity
- 12.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Seaford
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Seaford 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 203 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 12.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.7% of renter households in 2016.
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 10005050401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050401?
Census tract 10005050401 in Seaford scores 4.9/10 (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 10005050401?
Median gross rent is $1,021/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050401?
14.0% of residents in tract 10005050401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,656.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 13th, minority 32th, housing 45th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005050401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 203 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 10005050401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.72% of renter households, peaking at 21.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005050401 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005050401 compare to Seaford overall?
Tract 10005050401 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Seaford at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seaford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Seaford
Top eight tracts in Seaford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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