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Neighborhood

Eviction Risk in Gulfport , Elizabeth

1 census tracts · pop 4,602 · pop-weighted composite 6.8/10 · range 6.8–6.8

Gulfport is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Elizabeth with 1 census tract and a population of 4,602 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 32% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 16% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,693/month sits 11% higher than the Elizabeth citywide median ($1,523).

Eviction Risk
6.8
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
32%
16% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,693
Median household income
$71,250
17.7% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Gulfport vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Gulfport score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Gulfport: 6.86.8GulfportNeighborhoodParent city: 7.47.4Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · NJ
Iselin
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
4 tracts · pop. 15.8K
Peer · NJ
Free Acres
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.4K
Peer · NJ
Charleston
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 7.9K
Peer · NJ
Avenel
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
4 tracts · pop. 20.9K
Comparison

Gulfport vs Elizabeth

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.8 -8%
Elizabeth: 7.4
Rent burden
32.4% +1%
Elizabeth: 32.0%
Median gross rent
$1,693 +11%
Elizabeth: $1,523
Median HH income
$71,250 +12%
Elizabeth: $63,874
Poverty rate
17.7% +16%
Elizabeth: 15.3%
Renter share
72.0% -3%
Elizabeth: 74.4%
Where

Tract centroids in Gulfport

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 4,493 residents across all tracts in Gulfport. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 70.1% White (non-Hispanic): 12% Black (non-Hispanic): 11.9% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.6% Other / Multiracial: 3.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 70.1%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 12%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 11.9%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.6%
  • Other / Multiracial 3.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Gulfport

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34039030600 6.8 4,602 32% $1,693
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 83%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 90%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Gulfport

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 196Total filings (sum)
  • 5.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.5%Peak year (2016)
  • 3.50%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gulfport

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Gulfport

What is the eviction-risk score for Gulfport?

Gulfport scores 6.8/10 (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 Gulfport compare to Elizabeth overall?

Gulfport scores 0.6 points lower than Elizabeth overall (7.4/10). Rent burden: 32% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,693 vs $1,523.

What is the median rent in Gulfport?

Median gross rent in Gulfport is $1,693/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Gulfport residents are renters?

72% of Gulfport households are renter-occupied (vs 74% in Elizabeth). The neighborhood has 4,602 residents.

Is Gulfport a high social-vulnerability area?

Gulfport sits in the 92th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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