Eviction Risk in Belmont , Philadelphia
5 census tracts · pop 15,759 · pop-weighted composite 7.2/10 · range 6.7–7.5
Belmont is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Philadelphia with 5 census tracts and a population of 15,759 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 31% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,106/month sits 21% lower than the Philadelphia citywide median ($1,397).
Belmont vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Belmont vs Philadelphia
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 16,281 residents across all tracts in Belmont. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 3.4%
- White (non-Hispanic) 10.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 74.1%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 5.1%
- Other / Multiracial 6.7%
5 tracts in Belmont
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42101011000 | 7.5 | 2,729 | 69% | $1,134 |
| 42101010600 | 7.5 | 1,799 | 53% | $939 |
| 42101010800 | 7.4 | 4,532 | 46% | $953 |
| 42101010700 | 7.1 | 3,255 | 48% | $1,225 |
| 42101009200 | 6.7 | 3,444 | 37% | $1,258 |
CDC SVI percentile: 90
Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Belmont
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,138Total filings (sum)
- 14.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.7%Peak year (2016)
- 11.77%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,556Total filings 2020-21
- 4.4Avg monthly observed
- 8.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.56×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
About Belmont
What is the eviction-risk score for Belmont?
Belmont scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Belmont compare to Philadelphia overall?
Belmont scores 0.2 points higher than Philadelphia overall (7.0/10). Rent burden: 49% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,106 vs $1,397.
What is the median rent in Belmont?
Median gross rent in Belmont is $1,106/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Belmont residents are renters?
69% of Belmont households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 15,759 residents.
Is Belmont a high social-vulnerability area?
Belmont sits in the 90th 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.