Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Newark Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39089752500 · Licking County, OH · pop 4,079 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Newark
In Newark, census tract 39089752500 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $671 a month against an average household income of $36,286 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,638
Renter share58.2%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate38.2%
Median income$36,286
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newark and the region
Centroid at 40.0541, -82.3420 · click any tract to drill in
Why Newark scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Newark
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
38.2% poverty · this tract
9.5
Supply constraint
$671 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newark
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newark
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newark
6.0
How Newark compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
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)
- 476Total filings over 12 yrs
- 5.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.8%Peak (2014)
- 52Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 86% over the past 12 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.
- 20.8%Housing insecurity
- 17.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.2%Food insecurity
- 32.4%SNAP enrollment
- 15.4%Transit barriers
- 13.4%No health insurance
- 24.1%Frequent mental distress
- 42.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Newark
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Newark eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Licking County average of 4.8 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 476 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 5.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.8% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39089752500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39089752500?
Census tract 39089752500 in Newark scores 5.7/10 (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 39089752500?
Median gross rent is $671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39089752500?
38.2% of residents in tract 39089752500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,079.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39089752500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 70th, minority 38th, housing 93th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39089752500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 476 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39089752500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.89% of renter households, peaking at 6.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39089752500 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.8% 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. 17.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39089752500 compare to Newark overall?
Tract 39089752500 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Newark at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newark eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Newark
Top eight tracts in Newark ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · OH
Hudson Avenue Historic District
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · OH
Hudson Avenue Historic District
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · OH
39089752200
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · OH
39089753301
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · OH
Hudson Avenue Historic District
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · OH
39089750700
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · OH
Gregory Park
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · OH
39089751900
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Related
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Newark
2.4 / 10
Parent county ↑
Licking County
Parent state ↑
Ohio
Sibling tract →
Hudson Avenue Historic District
5.4 / 10
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Hudson Avenue Historic District
5.3 / 10
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Tract 39089752200
4.5 / 10
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