Eviction Risk in Dunkerhook , Paramus
1 census tracts · pop 4,271 · pop-weighted composite 6.6/10 · range 6.6–6.6
Dunkerhook is a white-asian neighborhood in Paramus with 1 census tract and a population of 4,271 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income).
Dunkerhook vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Dunkerhook vs Paramus
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Asian Neighborhood — 4,506 residents across all tracts in Dunkerhook. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 14.4%
- White (non-Hispanic) 58.8%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 2%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 20.4%
- Other / Multiracial 4.5%
1 tracts in Dunkerhook
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34003042400 | 6.6 | 4,271 | 58% | — |
CDC SVI percentile: 30
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Dunkerhook
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 32Total filings (sum)
- 8.40%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.7%Peak year (2018)
- 17.65%Latest filed (2018)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dunkerhook
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 7.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 4.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 21.0%Any disability
About Dunkerhook
What is the eviction-risk score for Dunkerhook?
Dunkerhook scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Dunkerhook compare to Paramus overall?
Dunkerhook scores 0.2 points lower than Paramus overall (6.8/10). Rent burden: 59% vs 37% citywide.
What percentage of Dunkerhook residents are renters?
9% of Dunkerhook households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Paramus). The neighborhood has 4,271 residents.
Is Dunkerhook a high social-vulnerability area?
Dunkerhook sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.