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Eviction Risk in Delaware Heights , Alpha

1 census tracts · pop 2,223 · pop-weighted composite 6.4/10 · range 6.4–6.4

Delaware Heights is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Alpha with 1 census tract and a population of 2,223 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,234/month sits 9% lower than the Alpha citywide median ($1,362).

Eviction Risk
6.4
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
48%
21% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,234
Median household income
$83,125
7.0% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Delaware Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

Delaware Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Delaware Heights: 6.46.4Delaware HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 6.56.5Parent 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
Woodfield at Mount Olive
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.6K
Peer · NJ
North End
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.1K
Peer · NJ
Hillcrest
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.1K
Peer · NJ
Dishwater Hill
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 6.0K
Comparison

Delaware Heights vs Alpha

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.4 -2%
Alpha: 6.5
Rent burden
47.6% +14%
Alpha: 41.8%
Median gross rent
$1,234 -9%
Alpha: $1,362
Median HH income
$83,125 +0%
Alpha: $83,125
Poverty rate
7.0% +0%
Alpha: 7.0%
Renter share
27.2% +13%
Alpha: 24.2%
Where

Tract centroids in Delaware Heights

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 2,249 residents across all tracts in Delaware Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 8.6% White (non-Hispanic): 82.4% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.4% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.5% Other / Multiracial: 6.1%
  • Hispanic / Latino 8.6%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 82.4%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.4%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.5%
  • Other / Multiracial 6.1%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Delaware Heights

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34041032400 6.4 2,223 48% $1,234
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 42

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

Socioeconomic status 41%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 50%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Delaware Heights

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 76Total filings (sum)
  • 4.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.3%Peak year (2017)
  • 4.00%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Delaware Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Delaware Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Delaware Heights?

Delaware Heights scores 6.4/10 (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 Delaware Heights compare to Alpha overall?

Delaware Heights scores 0.1 points lower than Alpha overall (6.5/10). Rent burden: 48% vs 42% citywide. Median rent: $1,234 vs $1,362.

What is the median rent in Delaware Heights?

Median gross rent in Delaware eviction laws Heights is $1,234/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Delaware Heights residents are renters?

27% of Delaware Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 24% in Alpha). The neighborhood has 2,223 residents.

Is Delaware Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Delaware Heights sits in the 42th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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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