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Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37129012007 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 6,476

Wilmington in New Hanover County anchors census tract 37129012007, which lands at 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #60,441 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,414 monthly, set against $66,352 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 41% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units3,021
Renter share65.1%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$66,352

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 32 tracts In Wilmington
Low
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 54 tracts In New Hanover County
Elevated
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#1,118 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#41,065 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 34.1750, -77.9145 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wilmington scores 4

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
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,414 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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: 4.04.0This tracttract 012007Wilmington: 3.13.1Wilmingtonparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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)

  • 422Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 3.24%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.5%Peak (2008)
  • 40Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371290120072005: 34 filings (3.47/100 renter HHs)2006: 18 filings (1.84/100 renter HHs)2007: 40 filings (4.08/100 renter HHs)2008: 54 filings (5.51/100 renter HHs)2009: 50 filings (5.10/100 renter HHs)2010: 28 filings (2.96/100 renter HHs)2011: 39 filings (3.33/100 renter HHs)2012: 35 filings (2.99/100 renter HHs)2013: 28 filings (2.39/100 renter HHs)2014: 30 filings (2.56/100 renter HHs)2015: 26 filings (2.22/100 renter HHs)2018: 40 filings (2.42/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 18% 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 3.9/10. 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 below the New Hanover County average of 5.2 and below 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 422 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2008.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37129012007

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129012007?

Census tract 37129012007 in Wilmington scores 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 37129012007?

Median gross rent is $1,414/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129012007?

9.5% of residents in tract 37129012007 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,476.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129012007?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 51th, minority 30th, housing 79th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129012007?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 422 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129012007 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.24% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37129012007 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37129012007 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129012007 scores 4/10, higher 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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