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Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37129010503 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 1,877

Census tract 37129010503 covers part of Wilmington, NC, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,877 residents. 27% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the New Hanover County average of 48.2%.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 52% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,197
Renter share70.8%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$77,937

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#19 of 32 tracts In Wilmington
Moderate
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 54 tracts In New Hanover County
Elevated
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#1,007 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 34.2177, -77.8959 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wilmington scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wilmington
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,056 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilmington
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilmington
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilmington
3.5

How Wilmington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wilmington risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.3This tracttract 0105034.0Wilmingtonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wilmington

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. 71% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.7/10.

Average gross rent is $1,056, 24% below the Wilmington average. 15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8/10.

Food insecurity runs 9.7% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.2% against 15.2% nationally.

On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 4.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $77,937, annual rent is just 16%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 37129010503

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129010503?

Census tract 37129010503 in Wilmington scores 4.3/10 (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 37129010503?

Median gross rent is $1,056/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129010503?

15.2% of residents in tract 37129010503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,877.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129010503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 1th, minority 67th, housing 51th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 37129010503 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 37129010503 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129010503 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Wilmington at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilmington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wilmington

Top eight tracts in Wilmington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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