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Eviction Risk in Lamberton , Trenton

2 census tracts · pop 5,657 · pop-weighted composite 7.6/10 · range 7.1–8.0

Lamberton is a black-hispanic neighborhood in Trenton with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,657 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 51% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 32% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,055/month sits 18% lower than the Trenton citywide median ($1,294).

Eviction Risk
7.6
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
51%
32% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,055
Median household income
$50,555
33.2% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Lamberton vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

Lamberton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Lamberton: 7.67.6LambertonNeighborhoodParent city: 7.37.3Parent 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
Perdicaris Place
7.5
/ 10 · High
2 tracts · pop. 5.9K
Peer · NJ
Central West
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.2K
Peer · NJ
North Trenton
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 8.3K
Peer · NJ
South Trenton
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 7.5K
Comparison

Lamberton vs Trenton

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
7.6 +4%
Trenton: 7.3
Rent burden
50.6% +49%
Trenton: 34.0%
Median gross rent
$1,055 -18%
Trenton: $1,294
Median HH income
$50,555 +7%
Trenton: $47,102
Poverty rate
33.2% +35%
Trenton: 24.7%
Renter share
79.9% +29%
Trenton: 62.1%
Where

Tract centroids in Lamberton

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black-Hispanic Neighborhood — 5,547 residents across all tracts in Lamberton. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 41.5% White (non-Hispanic): 9.9% Black (non-Hispanic): 43.8% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.4% Other / Multiracial: 4.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 41.5%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 9.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 43.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 4.5%
Census tracts

2 tracts in Lamberton

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34021001000 8.0 3,051 62% $569
34021000800 7.1 2,606 37% $1,625
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 98

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 97%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 84%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lamberton

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2,032Total filings (sum)
  • 23.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 37.1%Peak year (2018)
  • 24.23%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lamberton

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

Frequently asked

About Lamberton

What is the eviction-risk score for Lamberton?

Lamberton scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Lamberton compare to Trenton overall?

Lamberton scores 0.3 points higher than Trenton overall (7.3/10). Rent burden: 51% vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $1,055 vs $1,294.

What is the median rent in Lamberton?

Median gross rent in Lamberton is $1,055/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Lamberton residents are renters?

80% of Lamberton households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Trenton). The neighborhood has 5,657 residents.

Is Lamberton a high social-vulnerability area?

Lamberton sits in the 98th 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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