1 census tracts · pop 4,446 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Brinker Terrace maps to a single census tract in Bethlehem, PA, population 4,446. The Eviction Risk Score is 7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 59% against 31.1% citywide, putting Brinker Terrace 27.5% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Severe burden reaches 29%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The filing record is not thin: 220 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.9/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 5.7% of renter households.
Among the 18 mapped neighborhoods of Bethlehem, it ranks #6 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 2.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,418, close to the Bethlehem average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $58,220.
60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7/10 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
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Brinker Terrace vs BethlehemHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brinker Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
220Total filings (sum)
4.98%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak year (2006)
5.73%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Brinker Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brinker Terrace?
Brinker Terrace scores 7/10 (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 Brinker Terrace compare to Bethlehem overall?
Brinker Terrace scores 1.1 points higher than Bethlehem overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,418 vs $1,382.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brinker Terrace?
Average gross rent in Brinker Terrace is $1,418/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brinker Terrace residents are renters?
60% of Brinker Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Bethlehem). The neighborhood has 4,446 residents.
Q5
Is Brinker Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Brinker Terrace sits in the 77th 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 Brinker Terrace for landlords?
Brinker Terrace carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 Bethlehem as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Brinker Terrace?
Brinker Terrace has 4,495 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.5%), Hispanic / Latino (31.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
