Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #8,863 of 84,120 nationally
West Berlin Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 34007608800 · Camden County, NJ · pop 5,881 · 54% of tract blocks fall in West Berlin
Census tract 34007608800 runs through West Berlin. With 5,881 residents, it scores 6.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,346 a month while the average household earns $74,828 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,524
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$74,828
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
90
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Berlin and the region
Centroid at 39.8071, -74.9242 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Berlin scores 7.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Berlin
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,346 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Berlin
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Berlin
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Berlin
4.1
How West Berlin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
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)
- 320Total filings over 6 yrs
- 8.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.5%Peak (2015)
- 50Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 27.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Berlin
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.8/10. 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 West Berlin, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 320 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 8.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.5% of renter households in 2015.
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 34007608800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34007608800?
Census tract 34007608800 in West Berlin 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34007608800?
Median gross rent is $1,346/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34007608800?
7.1% of residents in tract 34007608800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,881.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34007608800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 54th, minority 49th, housing 53th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34007608800?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 320 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34007608800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.34% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34007608800 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34007608800 compare to West Berlin overall?
Tract 34007608800 scores 7.9/10, right in line with the parent city of West Berlin at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Berlin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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