2 census tracts · pop 7,283 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 4.1–7.3
Clearfield Terrace takes in 2 census tracts of Bethlehem, PA, population 7,283. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. At $814 a month, rents sit 41% under what the rest of Bethlehem commands.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.1 to 7.3, a 3.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 690 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The voucher gap is 14.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 9.9% of renter households.
That places it #13 of 18 neighborhoods in Bethlehem. Judgments average 3.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Penn Summit and Rosemont.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Clearfield Terrace vs BethlehemHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Clearfield Terrace
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
690Total filings (sum)
6.64%Avg annual filing rate
9.9%Peak year (2006)
8.60%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Clearfield Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Clearfield Terrace?
Clearfield Terrace scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Clearfield Terrace compare to Bethlehem overall?
Clearfield Terrace scores 0.1 points higher than Bethlehem overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $814 vs $1,382.
Q3
What is the average rent in Clearfield Terrace?
Average gross rent in Clearfield Terrace is $814/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Clearfield Terrace residents are renters?
64% of Clearfield Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Bethlehem). The neighborhood has 7,283 residents.
Q5
Is Clearfield Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Clearfield 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
Which tracts in Clearfield Terrace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Clearfield Terrace is census tract 42095010500 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 7.3, a spread of 3.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Clearfield Terrace for landlords?
Clearfield Terrace carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Clearfield Terrace?
Clearfield Terrace has 7,246 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (59.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
