Eviction Risk in Pumptown , Metuchen
3 census tracts · pop 15,756 · pop-weighted composite 5.9/10 · range 5.8–6.0
Pumptown is a asian-white neighborhood in Metuchen with 3 census tracts and a population of 15,756 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 29% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,569/month sits 24% lower than the Metuchen citywide median ($2,078).
Pumptown vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Pumptown vs Metuchen
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Asian-White Neighborhood — 15,777 residents across all tracts in Pumptown. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 4.7%
- White (non-Hispanic) 30.4%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 3.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 53.9%
- Other / Multiracial 7.8%
3 tracts in Pumptown
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34023001415 | 6.0 | 5,206 | 32% | — |
| 34023002000 | 6.0 | 4,735 | 28% | $2,498 |
| 34023001414 | 5.8 | 5,815 | 27% | $2,218 |
CDC SVI percentile: 16
Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Pumptown
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 49Total filings (sum)
- 4.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak year (2015)
- 4.70%Latest filed (2015)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pumptown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 6.3%Housing insecurity
- 3.3%Utility shutoff threat
- 7.4%Food insecurity
- 3.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 16.6%Any disability
About Pumptown
What is the eviction-risk score for Pumptown?
Pumptown scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Pumptown compare to Metuchen overall?
Pumptown scores 0.7 points lower than Metuchen overall (6.6/10). Rent burden: 29% vs 27% citywide. Median rent: $1,569 vs $2,078.
What is the median rent in Pumptown?
Median gross rent in Pumptown is $1,569/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Pumptown residents are renters?
24% of Pumptown households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Metuchen). The neighborhood has 15,756 residents.
Is Pumptown a high social-vulnerability area?
Pumptown sits in the 16th 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.