1 census tracts · pop 4,871 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.9–6.9
West Bethlehem maps to a single census tract in Bethlehem, PA and houses 4,871 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Bethlehem baseline of 31.1%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records for this tract carry 404 eviction filings.
The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.1/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 9.3% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,230, 11% below the Bethlehem average of $1,382. That places it #8 of 18 neighborhoods in Bethlehem.
Judgments average 3.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $68,590.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.9/10 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
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Bethlehem vs BethlehemHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
What is the eviction-risk score for West Bethlehem?
West Bethlehem scores 6.9/10 (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 West Bethlehem compare to Bethlehem overall?
West Bethlehem scores 1.0 points higher than Bethlehem overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,230 vs $1,382.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Bethlehem?
Average gross rent in West Bethlehem eviction risk is $1,230/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Bethlehem residents are renters?
53% of West Bethlehem households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Bethlehem). The neighborhood has 4,871 residents.
Q5
How safe is West Bethlehem for landlords?
West Bethlehem eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). 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.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of West Bethlehem?
West Bethlehem has 4,497 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.1%), Hispanic / Latino (28.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
