2 census tracts · pop 5,992 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.7–7.9
Whitehall spans 2 census tracts of Albany, NY and houses 5,992 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 30.8% citywide, putting Whitehall 14.7% over its own city.
At $838 a month, rents sit 31% under what the rest of Albany commands. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.9/10. 16% 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.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
3.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. SNAP participation is 6.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
That places it #21 of 21 neighborhoods in Albany. Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Buckingham Lake and Helderberg.
Against average income of $103,454, annual rent is only 10%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Whitehall vs AlbanyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whitehall
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
23.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whitehall
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whitehall?
Whitehall scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Whitehall compare to Albany overall?
Whitehall scores 0.8 points lower than Albany overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $838 vs $1,216.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whitehall?
Average gross rent in Whitehall is $838/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whitehall residents are renters?
12% of Whitehall households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Albany). The neighborhood has 5,992 residents.
Q5
Is Whitehall a high social-vulnerability area?
Whitehall sits in the 40th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Whitehall have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whitehall is census tract 36001001804 (score 7.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 7.9, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Whitehall for landlords?
Whitehall carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Albany as a whole (8.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Whitehall?
Whitehall has 6,254 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
