Neighborhood · Ranked #4,646 of 84,120 nationally

Bergen Square Eviction Risk: High , Camden

Tract 34007600400 · Camden County, NJ · pop 2,766 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

Here is how census tract 34007600400, in the Bergen Square area of Camden eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.9/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,766. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 70% of renter households, a severe level, and 63% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $892 monthly, set against $15,509 in average yearly household income, roughly 69% of income at the averages. Renters make up 76% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 23% Owners 24%

Tract context

Occupied units1,161

Renter share75.8%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate51.9%

Median income$15,509

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Camden and the region

Centroid at 39.9329, -75.1181 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bergen Square scores 9.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Camden

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

51.9% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$892 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Camden

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Camden

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Camden

7.0

How Bergen Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

99%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
87%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
14%Grade C
51%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

513Total filings over 6 yrs
14.99%Avg annual filing rate
14.3%Peak (2017)
89Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2013 to 2018

Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.

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.

44.8%Housing insecurity
33.8%Utility-shutoff threat
59.7%Food insecurity
57.0%SNAP enrollment
31.2%Transit barriers
33.5%No health insurance
23.7%Frequent mental distress
49.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bergen Square

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Camden eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Camden County average of 6.8 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 513 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 15.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.3% of renter households in 2017.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 51% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 34007600400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34007600400?

Census tract 34007600400 in the Bergen Square neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34007600400?

Median gross rent is $892/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34007600400?

51.9% of residents in tract 34007600400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,766.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34007600400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 100th, minority 98th, housing 87th.

Is tract 34007600400 considered part of Bergen Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34007600400 fall within Bergen Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34007600400?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 513 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34007600400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.99% of renter households, peaking at 14.3% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34007600400 struggle to pay rent?

About 44.8% 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. 33.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34007600400 compare to Camden overall?

Tract 34007600400 scores 9.1/10, higher than the parent city of Camden at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Camden eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 34007600400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 51% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Camden

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