6 census tracts · pop 31,207 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.9/10
· range 8–9.1
Port Ivory takes in 6 census tracts of Elizabeth, NJ and houses 31,207 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.9/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 61% against 32.0% citywide, putting Port Ivory 28.5% over its own city.
35% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 34.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 8 to 9.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 2,962 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. SNAP participation is 24.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 32.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 11.0% in 2018, is well off that peak. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,523, close to the Elizabeth average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.9
High
6 tracts · population-weighted
Port Ivory vs ElizabethHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Port Ivory
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,962Total filings (sum)
13.50%Avg annual filing rate
32.0%Peak year (2016)
10.54%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Port Ivory
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.5%Housing insecurity
16.9%Utility shutoff threat
38.6%Food insecurity
24.9%SNAP enrollment
34.2%No health insurance
35.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Port Ivory
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Port Ivory?
Port Ivory scores 8.9/10 (High tier) across 6 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Port Ivory compare to Elizabeth overall?
Port Ivory scores 1.2 points higher than Elizabeth overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,523 vs $1,523.
Q3
What is the average rent in Port Ivory?
Average gross rent in Port Ivory is $1,523/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Port Ivory residents are renters?
72% of Port Ivory households are renter-occupied (vs 74% in Elizabeth). The neighborhood has 31,207 residents.
Q5
Is Port Ivory a high social-vulnerability area?
Port Ivory sits in the 90th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Port Ivory have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Port Ivory is census tract 34039030500 (score 9.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 9.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Port Ivory for landlords?
Port Ivory carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.9/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Elizabeth as a whole (7.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Port Ivory?
Port Ivory has 32,523 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (72.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
