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Eviction Risk in Hamilton Square , Mercerville

1 census tracts · pop 4,849 · pop-weighted composite 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.3

Hamilton Square is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Mercerville with 1 census tract and a population of 4,849 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 16% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 0% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,500/month sits 7% lower than the Mercerville citywide median ($1,621).

Eviction Risk
5.3
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
16%
0% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,500
Median household income
$135,154
1.2% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Hamilton Square vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

Hamilton Square score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Hamilton Square: 5.35.3Hamilton SquareNeighborhoodParent 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
Mercerville
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.0K
Peer · NJ
Lakeview
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.8K
Peer · NJ
Etra
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 17.7K
Peer · NJ
The Gentry
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 13.3K
Comparison

Hamilton Square vs Mercerville

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.3 -17%
Mercerville: 6.4
Rent burden
15.6% -37%
Mercerville: 24.6%
Median gross rent
$1,500 -7%
Mercerville: $1,621
Median HH income
$135,154 +8%
Mercerville: $125,678
Poverty rate
1.2% -57%
Mercerville: 2.8%
Renter share
5.2% -66%
Mercerville: 15.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Hamilton Square

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 4,712 residents across all tracts in Hamilton Square. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 5.8% White (non-Hispanic): 87.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 4% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.1% Other / Multiracial: 1.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 5.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 87.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 4%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.5%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Hamilton Square

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34021003006 5.3 4,849 16% $1,500
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 13

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 5%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 60%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hamilton Square

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 58Total filings (sum)
  • 5.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak year (2017)
  • 4.63%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hamilton Square

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

Frequently asked

About Hamilton Square

What is the eviction-risk score for Hamilton Square?

Hamilton Square scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Hamilton Square compare to Mercerville overall?

Hamilton Square scores 1.1 points lower than Mercerville overall (6.4/10). Rent burden: 16% vs 25% citywide. Median rent: $1,500 vs $1,621.

What is the median rent in Hamilton Square?

Median gross rent in Hamilton Square is $1,500/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Hamilton Square residents are renters?

5% of Hamilton Square households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in Mercerville). The neighborhood has 4,849 residents.

Is Hamilton Square a high social-vulnerability area?

Hamilton Square sits in the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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