22 census tracts · pop 89,090 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.8/10
· range 7.2–9.4
McGinley Square spans 22 census tracts of Jersey City, NJ, population 89,090. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.8/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 27.5% citywide, putting McGinley Square 23.2% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The 22 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.2 to 9.4, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Average gross rent is $1,550, 23% below the Jersey City average of $2,007.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Court records carry 12,350 eviction filings across its 18 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 40.9% of renter households.
That places it #1 of 8 neighborhoods in Jersey City. Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.8
High
22 tracts · population-weighted
McGinley Square vs Jersey CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in McGinley Square
Aggregated across 18 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
12,350Total filings (sum)
17.15%Avg annual filing rate
40.9%Peak year (2018)
14.96%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in McGinley Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.2%Housing insecurity
12.7%Utility shutoff threat
25.9%Food insecurity
17.9%SNAP enrollment
15.2%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About McGinley Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for McGinley Square?
McGinley Square scores 8.8/10 (High tier) across 22 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 McGinley Square compare to Jersey City overall?
McGinley Square scores 0.8 points higher than Jersey City overall (8/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,550 vs $2,007.
Q3
What is the average rent in McGinley Square?
Average gross rent in McGinley Square is $1,550/month (pop-weighted across 22 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of McGinley Square residents are renters?
71% of McGinley Square households are renter-occupied (vs 72% in Jersey City). The neighborhood has 89,090 residents.
Q5
Is McGinley Square a high social-vulnerability area?
McGinley Square sits in the 83rd 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
Which tracts in McGinley Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in McGinley Square is census tract 34017002700 (score 9.4/10). Across the 22 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 9.4, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is McGinley Square for landlords?
McGinley Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.8/10). Pop-weighted across 22 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jersey City as a whole (8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of McGinley Square?
McGinley Square has 88,605 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (33.7%), Hispanic / Latino (27.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
