Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
The Plantations Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10005051010 · Sussex County, DE · pop 3,033 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Tract 10005051010 covers the The Plantations area of Sussex in Delaware. Home to 3,033 residents, it scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 47th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,580 a month while the average household earns $77,708 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,609
Renter share17.5%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$77,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sussex County and the region
Centroid at 38.7148, -75.1625 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Plantations scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,580 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How The Plantations compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Plantations. 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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.6%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 11.9%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Plantations
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Delaware eviction laws law, 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 below the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005051010
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005051010?
Census tract 10005051010 in the The Plantations neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 10005051010?
Median gross rent is $1,580/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005051010?
8.3% of residents in tract 10005051010 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,033.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005051010?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 37th, minority 11th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 10005051010 considered part of The Plantations?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005051010 fall within The Plantations (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005051010 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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