Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Seahawk Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilmington
Tract 37129011904 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 3,018 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
37129011904 is a census tract in the Seahawk Village area of Wilmington, NC. It scores 4.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,018 residents. The severe-burden share is 39%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,501
Renter share46.9%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$80,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmington and the region
Centroid at 34.2301, -77.8415 · click any tract to drill in
Why Seahawk Village scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,911 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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 Seahawk Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
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)
- 106Total filings over 12 yrs
- 1.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2005)
- 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 81% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Seahawk Village. 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.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.3%Food insecurity
- 4.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 28.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Seahawk Village
Against New Hanover County at 48.2%, 66% of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $1,911, 37% above the Wilmington average. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8/10. The voucher gap is 21.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.
Food insecurity runs 6.3% against 17.8% nationally. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Court records carry 106 eviction filings across 12 observed years.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2005, when 3.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37129011904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129011904?
Census tract 37129011904 in the Seahawk Village neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 37129011904?
Median gross rent is $1,911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37129011904?
17.5% of residents in tract 37129011904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,018.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37129011904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 9th, minority 2th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 37129011904 considered part of Seahawk Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37129011904 fall within Seahawk Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129011904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 106 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129011904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.49% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37129011904 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37129011904 compare to Wilmington overall?
Tract 37129011904 scores 4.4/10, 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.
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