Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,797 of 84,120 nationally
South Lakewood Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34029715502 · Ocean County, NJ · pop 8,176 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
With a score of 9.1/10, tract 34029715502 in the South Lakewood area of Lakewood, NJ reads high for landlord eviction risk. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
9.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,036
Renter share62.5%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$84,438
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakewood and the region
Centroid at 40.0898, -74.2502 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Lakewood scores 9.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,993 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
9.3
How South Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Lakewood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 13.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 11.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 9.7%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 23.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Lakewood
Against the Ocean County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 4.1 points. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.4/10.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.3/10. Against Ocean County at 50.5%, 61% of renters here are cost-burdened.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Average gross rent is $1,993, 16% above the Lakewood average.
On the national scale it lands near the 95th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 2.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the NJ average is 6.0, so this tract runs 3.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $84,438. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 34029715502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34029715502?
Census tract 34029715502 in the South Lakewood neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34029715502?
Median gross rent is $1,993/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34029715502?
20.1% of residents in tract 34029715502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,176.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34029715502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 3th, minority 1th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 34029715502 considered part of South Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34029715502 fall within South Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34029715502 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34029715502 compare to Lakewood overall?
Tract 34029715502 scores 9.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood
Top eight tracts in Lakewood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NJ
Greenville
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34029715202
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34029715301
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34029715303
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34029715304
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34029715401
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34029715403
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34029715404
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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