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Census Tract · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42069112400 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42069112400 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 4,251

Tract 42069112400 sits in Lackawanna County, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.4/10. Population here is 4,251. Against Lackawanna County at 41.6%, 18% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 11% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,586
Renter share13.8%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$76,959

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#44 of 60 tracts In Lackawanna County
Low
Within state
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#2,398 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#59,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lackawanna County and the region

Centroid at 41.4282, -75.7696 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42069112400 scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$953 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 42069112400 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42069112400 risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.4This tracttract 1124004.6Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 22Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 1.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak (2004)
  • 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42069112400
Filings climbed 500% 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 42069112400

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 7.3/10. Against the Lackawanna County average of 4.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points. 10% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 3.1/10. Court records carry 22 eviction filings across 6 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2004 at 2.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 14% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4/10. Against average income of $76,959, annual rent is just 15%.

Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent runs $953 a month.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 42069112400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069112400?

Census tract 42069112400 in Lackawanna County scores 3.4/10 (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 42069112400?

Median gross rent is $953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42069112400?

12.2% of residents in tract 42069112400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,251.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42069112400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 59th, minority 11th, housing 51th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069112400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42069112400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.46% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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