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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37129011703 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 4,454 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Wilmington

Census tract 37129011703 runs through Wilmington in New Hanover County. With 4,454 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 42nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,064 a month against an average household income of $163,712 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 11% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,278
Renter share31.2%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$163,712

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#31 of 32 tracts In Wilmington
Very Low
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 54 tracts In New Hanover County
Very Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#2,258 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 34.2360, -77.8227 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wilmington scores 2.3

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
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,064 rent vs county FMR
8.1
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 / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 011703Wilmington: 3.13.1Wilmingtonparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 109Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 5.60%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.0%Peak (2010)
  • 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371290117032005: 6 filings (3.91/100 renter HHs)2006: 12 filings (7.81/100 renter HHs)2007: 6 filings (3.91/100 renter HHs)2008: 14 filings (9.11/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (4.56/100 renter HHs)2010: 16 filings (11.03/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (4.71/100 renter HHs)2012: 8 filings (4.71/100 renter HHs)2013: 12 filings (7.06/100 renter HHs)2014: 2 filings (1.18/100 renter HHs)2015: 13 filings (7.65/100 renter HHs)2018: 5 filings (1.52/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 12 months.
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 score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.1/10. 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 inherited from Wilmington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the New Hanover County average of 5.2 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 109 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.0% of renter households in 2010.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 37129011703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129011703?

Census tract 37129011703 in Wilmington scores 2.3/10 (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 37129011703?

Median gross rent is $2,064/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129011703?

1.5% of residents in tract 37129011703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,454.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129011703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 8th, minority 13th, housing 19th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129011703?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 109 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129011703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.60% of renter households, peaking at 11.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37129011703 struggle to pay rent?

About 3.9% 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. 2.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37129011703 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129011703 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Wilmington at 3.1/10. 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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