2 census tracts · pop 2,077 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.9
Central Lawrenceville is a 2-tract neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA, population 2,077. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, Moderate tier. 28% 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.
The voucher gap is 22.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. At $1,567 a month, rents sit 24% over what the rest of Pittsburgh commands. Against a Pittsburgh baseline of 29.3%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 7.3/10. Filings are well documented here: 254 across 2 observed tracts.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 9.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.9% in 2006 against a 9.3% peak.
That places it #63 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. The closest comparables inside the same city are Duquesne Heights and Morningside. Against average income of $99,308, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Central Lawrenceville vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central Lawrenceville
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
254Total filings (sum)
7.62%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak year (2005)
6.14%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Central Lawrenceville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Lawrenceville?
Central Lawrenceville scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Central Lawrenceville compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Central Lawrenceville scores 0.3 points lower than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,567 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Lawrenceville?
Average gross rent in Central Lawrenceville is $1,567/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Lawrenceville residents are renters?
59% of Central Lawrenceville households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 2,077 residents.
Q5
Is Central Lawrenceville a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Lawrenceville sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Central Lawrenceville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central Lawrenceville is census tract 42003981000 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 5.9, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Central Lawrenceville for landlords?
Central Lawrenceville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Pittsburgh as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central Lawrenceville?
Central Lawrenceville has 2,041 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.8%), Hispanic / Latino (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
