Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42045400801 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42045400801 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,166
How risky is Delaware for landlords? Census tract 42045400801 scores 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #40,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,045 a month while the average household earns $50,305 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 94% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 55%
Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units990
Renter share93.9%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$50,305
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delaware County and the region
Centroid at 39.9528, -75.2731 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42045400801 scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,045 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 42045400801 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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)
- 851Total filings over 7 yrs
- 15.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.5%Peak (2000)
- 135Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42045400801
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 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 below the Delaware County average of 5.9 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 Black and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 851 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 15.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.5% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42045400801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045400801?
Census tract 42045400801 in Delaware County scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 42045400801?
Median gross rent is $1,045/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045400801?
12.3% of residents in tract 42045400801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,166.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045400801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 20th, minority 90th, housing 71th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045400801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 851 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045400801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.05% of renter households, peaking at 19.5% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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