1 census tracts · pop 7,333 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
West Wayne maps to a single census tract in Wayne, PA and houses 7,333 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 24.9% citywide, putting West Wayne 25.0% over its own city.
34% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 89 evictions logged in this tract. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 2.2% of renter households. The voucher gap is 10.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2006, is well off that peak.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,993, close to the Wayne average. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Wayne vs WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Wayne
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
89Total filings (sum)
1.11%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak year (2005)
1.14%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About West Wayne
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Wayne?
West Wayne scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does West Wayne compare to Wayne overall?
West Wayne scores 1.1 points lower than Wayne overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,993 vs $2,022.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Wayne?
Average gross rent in West Wayne is $1,993/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Wayne residents are renters?
40% of West Wayne households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Wayne). The neighborhood has 7,333 residents.
Q5
Is West Wayne a high social-vulnerability area?
West Wayne sits in the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is West Wayne for landlords?
West Wayne carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wayne as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of West Wayne?
West Wayne has 7,094 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.1%), Hispanic / Latino (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
