Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
West Beach Eviction Risk: Lower , Millville
Tract 10005051308 · Sussex County, DE · pop 3,680 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
10005051308 is a census tract in the West Beach area of Millville, DE. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,680 residents. Severe burden reaches 40%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,755
Renter share8.0%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$88,893
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Millville and the region
Centroid at 38.5706, -75.1509 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Beach scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Millville
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,470 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Millville
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Millville
2.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Millville
2.9
How West Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 5%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%Housing & transportation
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.
- 6.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.3%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 12.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Beach
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.1/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.2/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.9/10.
Against the Sussex County average of 4.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Average gross rent is $1,470, 16% below the Millville average.
SNAP participation runs 6.9% against 15.2% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 6.1% against 14.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 8% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the DE average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005051308
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005051308?
Census tract 10005051308 in the West Beach neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 10005051308?
Median gross rent is $1,470/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005051308?
4.9% of residents in tract 10005051308 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,680.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005051308?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 46th, minority 5th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 10005051308 considered part of West Beach?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005051308 fall within West Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005051308 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005051308 compare to Millville overall?
Tract 10005051308 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Millville at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Millville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Millville
Top eight tracts in Millville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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