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Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Whitehall Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42003477300 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 6,518

Here is how census tract 42003477300, in Whitehall eviction risk in Allegheny County, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,518. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $756 a month against an average household income of $65,608 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 23% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,894
Renter share39.1%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$65,608

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Whitehall
Very High
Within county
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#250 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Low
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#1,935 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
National
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#53,267 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Whitehall and the region

Centroid at 40.3567, -79.9777 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whitehall scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Whitehall
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$756 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Whitehall
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Whitehall
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Whitehall
5.7

How Whitehall compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Whitehall risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 477300Whitehall: 4.04.0Whitehallparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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)

  • 1,067Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 14.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.3%Peak (2000)
  • 150Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420034773002000: 180 filings (15.29/100 renter HHs)2001: 147 filings (12.49/100 renter HHs)2002: 164 filings (13.93/100 renter HHs)2003: 160 filings (13.59/100 renter HHs)2004: 128 filings (10.87/100 renter HHs)2005: 138 filings (15.90/100 renter HHs)2006: 150 filings (17.28/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whitehall

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.9/10. 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 Whitehall eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,067 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 14.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.3% of renter households in 2000.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003477300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003477300?

Census tract 42003477300 in Whitehall scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 42003477300?

Median gross rent is $756/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003477300?

10.3% of residents in tract 42003477300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,518.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003477300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 86th, minority 54th, housing 59th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003477300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,067 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003477300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.19% of renter households, peaking at 15.3% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42003477300 compare to Whitehall overall?

Tract 42003477300 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Whitehall at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whitehall eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 42003477300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Whitehall

Top eight tracts in Whitehall ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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