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Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Hammonton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 34001010800 · Atlantic County, NJ · pop 3,091

Eviction risk in Hammonton centers on tract 34001010800, which scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,091 residents. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,806 a month against an average household income of $66,703 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 13% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,146
Renter share27.0%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$66,703

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Hammonton
Elevated
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 73 tracts In Atlantic County
Elevated
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#633 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Elevated
National
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#19,562 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hammonton and the region

Centroid at 39.6885, -74.7704 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hammonton scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hammonton
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,806 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hammonton
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hammonton
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hammonton
7.2

How Hammonton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hammonton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 010800Hammonton: 7.87.8Hammontonparent cityCounty: 5.05.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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)

  • 82Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 3.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2013)
  • 15Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340010108002013: 18 filings (4.56/100 renter HHs)2014: 9 filings (2.28/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2016: 13 filings (3.52/100 renter HHs)2017: 16 filings (4.34/100 renter HHs)2018: 15 filings (4.07/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 6 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 Hammonton

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hammonton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Atlantic County average of 6.7 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34001010800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34001010800?

Census tract 34001010800 in Hammonton scores 5.4/10 (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 34001010800?

Median gross rent is $1,806/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34001010800?

7.2% of residents in tract 34001010800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,091.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34001010800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 92th, minority 38th, housing 56th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34001010800?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 82 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34001010800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.59% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34001010800 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34001010800 compare to Hammonton overall?

Tract 34001010800 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of Hammonton at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hammonton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hammonton

Top eight tracts in Hammonton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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