Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Delavan Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55127000701 ·
Walworth County, WI · pop 4,293 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Delavan
Tract 55127000701 sits in Delavan, WI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.8/10. Population here is 4,293. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 17%Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,748
Renter share29.7%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$77,956
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0th percentile
#3 of 3 tracts In Delavan
Very Low
Within county
64th percentile
#11 of 29 tracts In Walworth County
Elevated
Within state
56th percentile
#681 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Elevated
National
38th percentile
#52,479 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delavan and the region
Centroid at 42.6386, -88.6587 · click any tract to drill in
Why Delavan scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Delavan
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,244 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Delavan
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Delavan
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Delavan
4.7
How Delavan compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
24%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
25%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)
220Total filings over 9 yrs
5.10%Avg annual filing rate
9.6%Peak (2013)
23Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2017
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.3%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
13.3%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
12.0%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
30.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Delavan
The clearest offset is economic stress at 2/10. Cost burden runs 44% here against 34.8% across Walworth County. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.5/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 220 filings here across 9 tracked years.
At $1,244 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Delavan commands. Filings peaked in 2013 at 9.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 3.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Walworth County average of 3.8 closely.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $77,956. 30% 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 55127000701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55127000701?
Census tract 55127000701 in Delavan scores 3.8/10 (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 55127000701?
Median gross rent is $1,244/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55127000701?
7.9% of residents in tract 55127000701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,293.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55127000701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 47th, minority 45th, housing 25th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55127000701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 220 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 55127000701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.10% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55127000701 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55127000701 compare to Delavan overall?
Tract 55127000701 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Delavan at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Delavan; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Delavan
Top eight tracts in Delavan ranked by composite eviction-risk score.