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Census Tract · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

McKeesport Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 42003552400 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,412

Census tract 42003552400 belongs to McKeesport in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It is home to 3,412 residents and scores 6.9/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,099 monthly, set against $42,057 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 22% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,366
Renter share38.7%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate31.0%
Median income$42,057

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 9 tracts In McKeesport
High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#145 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
National
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#5,690 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across McKeesport and the region

Centroid at 40.3326, -79.8447 · click any tract to drill in

Why McKeesport scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from McKeesport
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
31.0% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,099 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from McKeesport
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McKeesport
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from McKeesport
9.0

How McKeesport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
McKeesport risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.86.8This tracttract 552400McKeesport: 4.44.4McKeesportparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

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)

  • 105Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.66%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak (2005)
  • 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420035524002000: 12 filings (3.51/100 renter HHs)2001: 11 filings (3.22/100 renter HHs)2002: 18 filings (5.26/100 renter HHs)2003: 14 filings (4.09/100 renter HHs)2004: 15 filings (4.39/100 renter HHs)2005: 19 filings (2.81/100 renter HHs)2006: 16 filings (2.37/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 33% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in McKeesport

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 McKeesport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 105 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% of renter households in 2005.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003552400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003552400?

Census tract 42003552400 in McKeesport scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 42003552400?

Median gross rent is $1,099/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003552400?

31.0% of residents in tract 42003552400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,412.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003552400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 98th, minority 47th, housing 58th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003552400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 105 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003552400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.66% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42003552400 compare to McKeesport overall?

Tract 42003552400 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of McKeesport at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McKeesport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in McKeesport

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

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