Census Tract · Ranked #458 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34029715403 · Ocean County, NJ · pop 3,331

Census tract 34029715403 is in Lakewood, New Jersey. It has a population of 3,331 and an eviction-risk score of 7.8/10 (Elevated tier). 76% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 46% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,212/month against a median household income of $34,911 — roughly 42% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 65% Stable renters 21% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units806

Renter share85.9%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate36.2%

Median income$34,911

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 40.0978, -74.2207 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 7.8

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

36.2% poverty · this tract

9.1

Supply constraint

$1,212 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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.

73%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
9%Racial/ethnic minority
94%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.

21.2%Housing insecurity
16.3%Utility-shutoff threat
31.1%Food insecurity
28.0%SNAP enrollment
18.4%Transit barriers
15.2%No health insurance
26.7%Frequent mental distress
36.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 34029715403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34029715403?

Census tract 34029715403 in Lakewood scores 7.8/10 (Elevated 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 34029715403?

Median gross rent is $1,212/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34029715403?

36.2% of residents in tract 34029715403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,331.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34029715403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 12th, minority 9th, housing 94th.

What share of households in tract 34029715403 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.2% 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. 16.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34029715403 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 34029715403 scores 7.8/10 — right in line with 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.