Census Tract · Ranked #8,863 of 84,120 nationally

Gloucester City Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34007605200 · Camden County, NJ · pop 2,709

Here is how census tract 34007605200, in Gloucester City in Camden County, looks to a landlord: a 6.7/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,709. On the national scale it ranks #8,311 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,461 a month against an average household income of $80,707 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 10% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units927

Renter share22.1%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$80,707

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gloucester City and the region

Centroid at 39.8846, -75.1078 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gloucester City scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gloucester City

5.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,461 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gloucester City

5.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gloucester City

3.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gloucester City

4.9

How Gloucester City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

66%Socioeconomic
41%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
72%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
31%Grade C
0%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)

255Total filings over 6 yrs
20.42%Avg annual filing rate
28.7%Peak (2016)
44Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2013 to 2018

Filings climbed 22% over the past 6 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

12.3%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
11.2%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
27.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gloucester City

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Gloucester City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Camden County average of 6.8 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 255 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 20.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 28.7% of renter households in 2016.

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 34007605200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34007605200?

Census tract 34007605200 in Gloucester City scores 7.9/10 (Elevated 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 34007605200?

Median gross rent is $1,461/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34007605200?

11.7% of residents in tract 34007605200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,709.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34007605200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 41th, minority 46th, housing 72th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34007605200?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 255 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34007605200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.42% of renter households, peaking at 28.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34007605200 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.3% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34007605200 compare to Gloucester City overall?

Tract 34007605200 scores 7.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Gloucester City at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gloucester City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 34007605200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% 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 Gloucester City

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