Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42011010602 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010602 · Berks County, PA · pop 6,245
The Moderate-tier score of 5.6/10 for census tract 42011010602 reflects conditions in Berks, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.
About 91% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,547 a month against an average household income of $121,018 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units2,417
Renter share7.6%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$121,018
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berks County and the region
Centroid at 40.3493, -76.0546 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42011010602 scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,547 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42011010602 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42011010602
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.4/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Berks County average of 5.7 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011010602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010602?
Census tract 42011010602 in Berks County scores 2/10 (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 42011010602?
Median gross rent is $1,547/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 91% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010602?
2.8% of residents in tract 42011010602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,245.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 28th, minority 20th, housing 14th.
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