Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Lewes Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10005050905 · Sussex County, DE · pop 3,783 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Lewes
Eviction risk in Lewes eviction risk centers on tract 10005050905, which scores 2.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,783 residents. On the national scale it ranks #16,052 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,735 a month while the average household earns $82,072 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,619
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$82,072
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lewes and the region
Centroid at 38.7917, -75.2178 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lewes scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lewes
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,735 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lewes
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lewes
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lewes
5.9
How Lewes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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.
- 5.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.1%Food insecurity
- 5.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 11.6%Frequent mental distress
- 27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lewes
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 Lewes 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 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.7% 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 10005050905
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050905?
Census tract 10005050905 in Lewes scores 2.4/10 (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 10005050905?
Median gross rent is $1,735/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050905?
6.7% of residents in tract 10005050905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,783.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050905?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 28th, minority 1th, housing 45th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 10005050905 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.4% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 10005050905 compare to Lewes overall?
Tract 10005050905 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Lewes at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lewes eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lewes
Top eight tracts in Lewes ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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