1 census tracts · pop 2,766 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.8/10
· range 8.8–8.8
Bergen Square is a one-tract neighborhood of Camden, NJ and houses 2,766 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.8/10, in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 63%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Annualized rent equals 69% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Cost burden runs 70% against 37.0% citywide, putting Bergen Square 32.9% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 52%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation is 57.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 59.7% of adults, 41.9 points above the national rate. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10.
This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $892, 27% below the Camden average of $1,226. Court records for this tract carry 513 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 14.3% of renter households. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 13.0% in 2018 against a 14.3% peak.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bergen Square vs CamdenHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bergen Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
513Total filings (sum)
14.99%Avg annual filing rate
14.3%Peak year (2017)
13.01%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bergen Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
44.8%Housing insecurity
33.8%Utility shutoff threat
59.7%Food insecurity
57.0%SNAP enrollment
33.5%No health insurance
49.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bergen Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bergen Square?
Bergen Square scores 8.8/10 (High tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Bergen Square compare to Camden overall?
Bergen Square scores 1.4 points higher than Camden overall (7.4/10). Renters spend 70% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $892 vs $1,226.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bergen Square?
Average gross rent in Bergen Square is $892/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bergen Square residents are renters?
76% of Bergen Square households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Camden). The neighborhood has 2,766 residents.
Q5
Is Bergen Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Bergen Square sits in the 100th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Bergen Square for landlords?
Bergen Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Camden as a whole (7.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bergen Square?
Bergen Square has 2,879 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
