Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Whitfield Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010903 · Berks County, PA · pop 6,608 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Whitfield
Census tract 42011010903 sits in Whitfield, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 60% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,427 a month while the average household earns $108,485 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,541
Renter share19.8%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$108,485
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
7
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whitfield and the region
Centroid at 40.3479, -75.9953 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitfield scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Whitfield
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,427 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Whitfield
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Whitfield
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Whitfield
4.3
How Whitfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
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)
- 64Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.19%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.1%Peak (2002)
- 12Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitfield
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.5/10. 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 inherited from Whitfield, 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 23rd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 64 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011010903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010903?
Census tract 42011010903 in Whitfield scores 1.6/10 (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 42011010903?
Median gross rent is $1,427/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010903?
3.6% of residents in tract 42011010903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,608.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 26th, minority 42th, housing 56th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011010903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 64 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011010903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.19% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011010903 compare to Whitfield overall?
Tract 42011010903 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Whitfield at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whitfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Whitfield
Top eight tracts in Whitfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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