1 census tracts · pop 918 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.8/10
· range 8.8–8.8
Waterfront South maps to a single census tract in Camden, NJ and houses 918 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.8/10, in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 55%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Camden rate of 37.0%. Food insecurity affects 41.0% of adults, 23.2 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the high side is economic stress at 8.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 212 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 20.9% of renter households. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 17.3% in 2018 against a 20.9% peak.
Average gross rent is $1,143, 7% below the Camden average of $1,226. Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Camden, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Waterfront South vs CamdenHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waterfront South
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
212Total filings (sum)
17.50%Avg annual filing rate
20.9%Peak year (2016)
17.27%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waterfront South
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.3%Housing insecurity
21.3%Utility shutoff threat
41.0%Food insecurity
33.6%SNAP enrollment
22.7%No health insurance
39.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waterfront South
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waterfront South?
Waterfront South 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 Waterfront South compare to Camden overall?
Waterfront South scores 1.4 points higher than Camden overall (7.4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,143 vs $1,226.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waterfront South?
Average gross rent in Waterfront South is $1,143/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waterfront South residents are renters?
31% of Waterfront South households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Camden). The neighborhood has 918 residents.
Q5
Is Waterfront South a high social-vulnerability area?
Waterfront South sits in the 87th 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 Waterfront South for landlords?
Waterfront South 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 Waterfront South?
Waterfront South has 1,046 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (63.1%), Hispanic / Latino (23.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
