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

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37129012111 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 5,081 · 75% of tract blocks fall in Wilmington

Tract 37129012111 sits in Wilmington eviction risk, NC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. Population here is 5,081. 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

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 14% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units2,927

Renter share36.1%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate10.9%

Median income$62,030

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 34.1511, -77.9333 · 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

10.9% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,355 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

37%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
21%Housing & transportation

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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
31.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wilmington

Against New Hanover County at 48.2%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8/10.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Food insecurity runs 10.1% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the New Hanover County average of 4.0 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,355, close to the Wilmington average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $62,030.

36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 37129012111

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129012111?

Census tract 37129012111 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.

What is the average rent in tract 37129012111?

Median gross rent is $1,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129012111?

10.9% of residents in tract 37129012111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,081.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129012111?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 15th, minority 25th, housing 21th.

What share of households in tract 37129012111 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37129012111 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129012111 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.