Census Tract · Ranked #238 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34029715202 · Ocean County, NJ · pop 5,511

Census tract 34029715202 is in Lakewood, New Jersey. It has a population of 5,511 and an eviction-risk score of 8.0/10 (High tier). 76% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 38% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,671/month against a median household income of $48,889 — roughly 41% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

8.0

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 16% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units1,234

Renter share65.2%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate38.7%

Median income$48,889

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 40.0890, -74.2061 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 8.0

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

38.7% poverty · this tract

9.7

Supply constraint

$1,671 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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 Lakewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

72%Socioeconomic
26%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

27.9%Housing insecurity
19.4%Utility-shutoff threat
37.1%Food insecurity
30.8%SNAP enrollment
19.6%Transit barriers
23.8%No health insurance
23.5%Frequent mental distress
35.3%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 34029715202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34029715202?

Census tract 34029715202 in Lakewood scores 8.0/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34029715202?

Median gross rent is $1,671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34029715202?

38.7% of residents in tract 34029715202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,511.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34029715202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 26th, minority 60th, housing 71th.

What share of households in tract 34029715202 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.9% 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. 19.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34029715202 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 34029715202 scores 8.0/10 — higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 7.7/10. 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.