1 census tracts · pop 4,419 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
7th Street maps to a single census tract in Allentown, PA, population 4,419. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 44%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Allentown baseline of 35.0%, 81% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Court records for this tract carry 605 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 19.2% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,443, 10% above the Allentown average of $1,317.
Recent filings have not receded much: 14.4% in 2006 against a 19.2% peak. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Allentown, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
7th Street vs AllentownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in 7th Street
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
605Total filings (sum)
15.68%Avg annual filing rate
19.2%Peak year (2005)
14.40%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About 7th Street
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for 7th Street?
7th Street scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 7th Street compare to Allentown overall?
7th Street scores 1.4 points higher than Allentown overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 81% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,443 vs $1,317.
Q3
What is the average rent in 7th Street?
Average gross rent in 7th Street is $1,443/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of 7th Street residents are renters?
56% of 7th Street households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Allentown). The neighborhood has 4,419 residents.
Q5
Is 7th Street a high social-vulnerability area?
7th Street sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 7th Street for landlords?
7th Street carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). 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 Allentown as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of 7th Street?
7th Street has 3,788 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (66.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
