1 census tracts · pop 7,303 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Union Terrace maps to a single census tract in Allentown, PA and houses 7,303 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. Against a Allentown baseline of 35.0%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
18% 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. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,097, 17% below the Allentown average of $1,317.
On the high side is economic stress at 7.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 825 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 8.6% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 7.8% in 2006 against a 8.6% peak. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Allentown, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Union Terrace vs AllentownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Union Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
825Total filings (sum)
7.20%Avg annual filing rate
8.6%Peak year (2005)
7.79%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Union Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Union Terrace?
Union Terrace 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 Union Terrace compare to Allentown overall?
Union Terrace scores 1.4 points higher than Allentown overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,097 vs $1,317.
Q3
What is the average rent in Union Terrace?
Average gross rent in Union Terrace is $1,097/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Union Terrace residents are renters?
62% of Union Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Allentown). The neighborhood has 7,303 residents.
Q5
Is Union Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Union Terrace sits in the 91st 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 Union Terrace for landlords?
Union Terrace 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 Union Terrace?
Union Terrace has 7,040 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
