Within parent city
9
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Plainfield Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 34039039700 · Union County, NJ · pop 5,383
Here is how census tract 34039039700, in Plainfield eviction risk in Union County, looks to a landlord: a 7.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,383. On the national scale it ranks #2,985 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,715 a month against an average household income of $103,289 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,854
Renter share40.6%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$103,289
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Plainfield and the region
Centroid at 40.6064, -74.4060 · click any tract to drill in
Why Plainfield scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Plainfield
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,715 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Plainfield
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Plainfield
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Plainfield
7.6
How Plainfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 25%Grade A
- 38%Grade B
- 20%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 363Total filings over 4 yrs
- 12.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.5%Peak (2013)
- 79Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 49% over the past 4 months.
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.
- 20.3%Housing insecurity
- 12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.4%Food insecurity
- 15.5%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%Transit barriers
- 15.9%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 29.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Plainfield
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Plainfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Union County average of 6.6 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 363 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 12.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.5% of renter households in 2013.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 34039039700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34039039700?
Census tract 34039039700 in Plainfield scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34039039700?
Median gross rent is $1,715/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34039039700?
9.2% of residents in tract 34039039700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,383.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34039039700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 66th, minority 89th, housing 85th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34039039700?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 363 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34039039700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.92% of renter households, peaking at 25.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34039039700 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.3% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34039039700 compare to Plainfield overall?
Tract 34039039700 scores 5.8/10, lower than the parent city of Plainfield at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Plainfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 34039039700 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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/ 10 · High
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8.2
/ 10 · High
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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7
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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