1 census tracts · pop 4,207 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Jordan Heights maps to a single census tract in Allentown, PA and houses 4,207 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. 80% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Allentown rate of 35.0%.
The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 55%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Set annual rent against average household income of $31,774 and the ratio lands at 48%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is a renter market: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Court records for this tract carry 817 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 17.8% of renter households.
That places it #1 of 26 neighborhoods in Allentown. Judgments average 12.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Center City and Union Terrace score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,272, close to the Allentown average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. 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
Jordan Heights vs AllentownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Jordan Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
817Total filings (sum)
16.83%Avg annual filing rate
17.8%Peak year (2006)
17.80%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Jordan Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Jordan Heights?
Jordan Heights 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 Jordan Heights compare to Allentown overall?
Jordan Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Allentown overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 80% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,272 vs $1,317.
Q3
What is the average rent in Jordan Heights?
Average gross rent in Jordan Heights is $1,272/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Jordan Heights residents are renters?
78% of Jordan Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Allentown). The neighborhood has 4,207 residents.
Q5
Is Jordan Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Jordan Heights sits in the 98th 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 Jordan Heights for landlords?
Jordan Heights 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 Jordan Heights?
Jordan Heights has 4,336 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (73.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (11%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.