1 census tracts · pop 1,867 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Allegheny Center maps to a single census tract in Pittsburgh, PA and houses 1,867 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, in the Elevated tier. 87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
36% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Pittsburgh rate of 29.3%. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The filing record is not thin: 386 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 16.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.9% in 2006, is well off that peak.
Among the 78 mapped neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, it ranks #34 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Upper Hill and Carrick.
Average gross rent runs $1,315, close to the Pittsburgh average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $67,667.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Allegheny Center vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Allegheny Center
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
386Total filings (sum)
8.53%Avg annual filing rate
16.6%Peak year (2004)
7.94%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Allegheny Center
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Allegheny Center?
Allegheny Center scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Allegheny Center compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Allegheny Center scores 1.1 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,315 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Allegheny Center?
Average gross rent in Allegheny Center is $1,315/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Allegheny Center residents are renters?
87% of Allegheny Center households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 1,867 residents.
Q5
Is Allegheny Center a high social-vulnerability area?
Allegheny Center sits in the 41st 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
How safe is Allegheny Center for landlords?
Allegheny Center carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pittsburgh as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Allegheny Center?
Allegheny Center has 2,002 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
