Eviction Risk in Oak Ridge , Toms River
1 census tracts · pop 6,132 · pop-weighted composite 6.0/10 · range 6.0–6.0
Oak Ridge is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Toms River with 1 census tract and a population of 6,132 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 42% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,543/month sits 11% lower than the Toms River citywide median ($1,731).
Oak Ridge 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.
Oak Ridge vs Toms River
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 6,055 residents across all tracts in Oak Ridge. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 15.3%
- White (non-Hispanic) 60%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 17.1%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 4.3%
- Other / Multiracial 3.4%
1 tracts in Oak Ridge
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34029723000 | 6.0 | 6,132 | 42% | $1,543 |
CDC SVI percentile: 56
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Oak Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,138Total filings (sum)
- 37.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 41.7%Peak year (2015)
- 31.21%Latest filed (2018)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility shutoff threat
- 11.9%Food insecurity
- 6.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 23.3%Any disability
About Oak Ridge
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Ridge?
Oak Ridge scores 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Oak Ridge compare to Toms River overall?
Oak Ridge scores 0.4 points lower than Toms River overall (6.4/10). Rent burden: 42% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,543 vs $1,731.
What is the median rent in Oak Ridge?
Median gross rent in Oak Ridge is $1,543/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Oak Ridge residents are renters?
27% of Oak Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Toms River). The neighborhood has 6,132 residents.
Is Oak Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Ridge sits in the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.