Neighborhood · Camden, NJ

Stockton Eviction Risk: Elevated

6 census tracts · pop 20,849 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10 · range 4.5–8.9

Stockton is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Camden with 6 census tracts and a population of 20,849 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 30% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,327/month sits 8% higher than the Camden citywide average ($1,226).

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

6 tracts · population-weighted

Stockton vs Camden How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

51.5% +39%

Camden: 37.0%

Average gross rent

$1,327 +8%

Camden: $1,226

Average HH income

$72,043 +78%

Camden: $40,450

Poverty rate

20.0% -30%

Camden: 28.5%

Renter share

40.9% -38%

Camden: 65.6%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Stockton and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 4.5–8.9

Why Stockton scores 6.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts

6.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.8–7.0 across tracts

6.9

Rent control risk

52% of income on rent · Range 6.8–8.1 across tracts

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–7.0 across tracts

5.9

Tenant organizing strength

41% renter households · Range 4.0–7.8 across tracts

5.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–7.7 across tracts

6.1

Economic stress

20.0% below poverty line · Range 2.5–7.0 across tracts

5.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–4.6 across tracts

2.4

Risk score comparison

Stockton vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Stockton?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 4.4 points from 4.5 to 8.9. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

8.9 5.9 5.7 4.8 4.5 4.5

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Stockton

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34007601200	8.9	6,529	50%	$1,307
34007603100	5.9	3,800	54%	$1,097
34007602503	5.7	2,558	37%	$1,317
34007610600	4.8	1,343	46%	$1,199
34007602602	4.5	3,605	70%	$1,728
34007602601	4.5	3,014	44%	$1,244

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 77

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 80%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 84%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 36%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Stockton

Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,987Total filings (sum)
24.01%Avg annual filing rate
55.8%Peak year (2018)
20.48%Latest filed (2018)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Stockton

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

23.4%Housing insecurity
13.5%Utility shutoff threat
29.7%Food insecurity
20.8%SNAP enrollment
21.3%No health insurance
34.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Stockton

What is the eviction-risk score for Stockton?

Stockton scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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.

How does Stockton compare to Camden overall?

Stockton scores 2.0 points lower than Camden overall (8.3/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,327 vs $1,226.

What is the average rent in Stockton?

Average gross rent in Stockton is $1,327/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Stockton residents are renters?

41% of Stockton households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Camden). The neighborhood has 20,849 residents.

Is Stockton a high social-vulnerability area?

Stockton sits in the 77th 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.

Which tracts in Stockton have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Stockton is census tract 34007601200 (score 8.9/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 8.9, a spread of 4.4 points.

How safe is Stockton for landlords?

Stockton carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 (8.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Stockton?

Stockton has 20,699 residents (Hispanic-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (43.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Stockton

6.3 Rosedale 2 tracts · pop 9,557 5.8 Whitman Park 4 tracts · pop 14,874 6.1 Biedman 2 tracts · pop 12,704 5.5 Fairview 6 tracts · pop 22,904 2.2 Country Walk 2 tracts · pop 12,411 2.8 Alluvium 2 tracts · pop 6,096

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Camden

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Stockton.

6.3 Rosedale 2 tracts · pop 9,557 5.9 Biedman 2 tracts · pop 12,704 7.9 Dudley 1 tracts · pop 3,295 8 Gateway 1 tracts · pop 1,693 8.2 Waterfront South 1 tracts · pop 918 8.2 Lanning Square 1 tracts · pop 4,853

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