Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #237 of 84,120 nationally
Centerville Eviction Risk: High , Camden
Tract 34007601700 · Camden County, NJ · pop 2,805 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
For landlords sizing up the Centerville neighborhood of Camden, census tract 34007601700 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.9/10. 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.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $984 a month against an average household income of $24,006 a year, roughly 49% of income at the averages. Renters make up 81% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
9.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units1,210
Renter share81.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate48.8%
Median income$24,006
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Camden and the region
Centroid at 39.9200, -75.1098 · click any tract to drill in
Why Centerville scores 9.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
48.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$984 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 Centerville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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
- 2%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 38%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
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 830Total filings over 6 yrs
- 12.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.8%Peak (2014)
- 110Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 28% 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.
- 44.9%Housing insecurity
- 35.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 59.5%Food insecurity
- 59.0%SNAP enrollment
- 30.5%Transit barriers
- 27.5%No health insurance
- 24.5%Frequent mental distress
- 48.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Centerville
The heaviest input here 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 830 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 12.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.8% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 44.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 35.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 34007601700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34007601700?
Census tract 34007601700 in the Centerville neighborhood scores 9.2/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34007601700?
Median gross rent is $984/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34007601700?
48.8% of residents in tract 34007601700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34007601700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 98th, minority 96th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 34007601700 considered part of Centerville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34007601700 fall within Centerville (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34007601700?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 830 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34007601700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.26% of renter households, peaking at 15.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34007601700 struggle to pay rent?
About 44.9% 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. 35.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34007601700 compare to Camden overall?
Tract 34007601700 scores 9.2/10, higher than the parent city of Camden at 8.3/10. 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.
Q9
Was tract 34007601700 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. 38% 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.
Tract · NJ
Pyne Point
9.4
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Cramer Hill
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Bergen Square
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Marlton
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Morgan Village
9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Stockton
8.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Central Waterfront
8.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Cooper Point
8.8
/ 10 · High
Related