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Eviction Risk in The Shades , Union City

16 census tracts · pop 58,472 · pop-weighted composite 6.8/10 · range 6.2–7.5

The Shades is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Union City with 16 census tracts and a population of 58,472 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 27% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,657/month sits 8% higher than the Union City citywide median ($1,537).

Eviction Risk
6.8
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
49%
27% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,657
Median household income
$86,583
20.5% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

The Shades vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

The Shades score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0The Shades: 6.86.8The ShadesNeighborhoodParent city: 6.46.4Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · NJ
Colgate Center
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 5.7K
Peer · NJ
Newport
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 14.1K
Peer · NJ
Uptown
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
7 tracts · pop. 26.5K
Peer · NJ
Downtown
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
9 tracts · pop. 33.1K
Comparison

The Shades vs Union City

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.8 +6%
Union City: 6.4
Rent burden
48.9% +51%
Union City: 32.3%
Median gross rent
$1,657 +8%
Union City: $1,537
Median HH income
$86,583
Union City: $0
Poverty rate
20.5%
Union City: 0.0%
Renter share
75.3% -7%
Union City: 80.9%
Where

Tract centroids in The Shades

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 58,420 residents across all tracts in The Shades. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 73.2% White (non-Hispanic): 17.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 2.6% Asian (non-Hispanic): 4.8% Other / Multiracial: 1.8%
  • Hispanic / Latino 73.2%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 17.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 2.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 4.8%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.8%
Census tracts

16 tracts in The Shades

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34017016800 7.5 3,671 50% $1,547
34017017400 7.1 2,280 56% $1,319
34017017000 7.0 5,407 47% $1,461
34017017200 7.0 3,225 50% $1,473
34017016900 7.0 3,160 44% $1,341
34017017100 6.9 5,075 58% $1,662
34017017500 6.9 4,479 51% $1,636
34017014900 6.9 3,057 55% $1,712
34017016700 6.9 1,660 56% $1,549
34017014801 6.8 4,755 53% $1,193
34017017600 6.7 3,081 65% $1,521
34017017700 6.7 1,627 51% $1,440
34017017800 6.6 6,420 49% $1,356
34017018402 6.5 3,242 23% $3,501
34017017300 6.4 2,316 37% $1,621
34017018200 6.2 5,017 40% $2,239
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 82

Pop-weighted across 16 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 84%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 61%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in The Shades

Aggregated across 14 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4,982Total filings (sum)
  • 9.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.7%Peak year (2017)
  • 7.65%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Shades

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About The Shades

What is the eviction-risk score for The Shades?

The Shades scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 16 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does The Shades compare to Union City overall?

The Shades scores 0.4 points higher than Union City overall (6.4/10). Rent burden: 49% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,657 vs $1,537.

What is the median rent in The Shades?

Median gross rent in The Shades is $1,657/month (pop-weighted across 16 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of The Shades residents are renters?

75% of The Shades households are renter-occupied (vs 81% in Union City). The neighborhood has 58,472 residents.

Is The Shades a high social-vulnerability area?

The Shades sits in the 82th 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.

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