Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Keen-Wik Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10005051311 · Sussex County, DE · pop 1,717 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 10005051311 covers the Keen-Wik neighborhood of Sussex, home to 1,717 residents. For landlords it grades 4.8/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 33% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
16% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $115,398 a year. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units859
Renter share4.3%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$115,398
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sussex County and the region
Centroid at 38.4557, -75.0969 · click any tract to drill in
Why Keen-Wik scores 2.8
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
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Keen-Wik 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
- 54%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Keen-Wik. 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.
- 4.3%Housing insecurity
- 3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.0%Food insecurity
- 4.8%SNAP enrollment
- 3.6%Transit barriers
- 4.5%No health insurance
- 10.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Keen-Wik
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 below 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 4.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.1% 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 10005051311
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005051311?
Census tract 10005051311 in the Keen-Wik neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 10005051311?
11.5% of residents in tract 10005051311 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,717.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005051311?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 54th, minority 1th, housing 20th.
Q4
Is tract 10005051311 considered part of Keen-Wik?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005051311 fall within Keen-Wik (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 10005051311 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.3% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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