Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Whitfield Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010904 · Berks County, PA · pop 3,985 · 63% of tract blocks fall in Whitfield
Tract 42011010904 covers Whitfield in Pennsylvania. Home to 3,985 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #52,330 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,465 a month while the average household earns $106,250 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,526
Renter share11.6%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$106,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whitfield and the region
Centroid at 40.3422, -75.9902 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitfield scores 1.8
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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,465 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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)
- 19Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2003)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 67% 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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.8/10. 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 below the Berks County average of 5.7 and below 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 10th 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 19 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011010904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010904?
Census tract 42011010904 in Whitfield scores 1.8/10 (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 42011010904?
Median gross rent is $1,465/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010904?
4.9% of residents in tract 42011010904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,985.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 56th, minority 40th, housing 8th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011010904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42011010904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.52% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011010904 compare to Whitfield overall?
Tract 42011010904 scores 1.8/10, 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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