Eviction Risk in Carroll Park , Philadelphia
3 census tracts · pop 15,432 · pop-weighted composite 7.0/10 · range 6.3–7.6
Carroll Park is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Philadelphia with 3 census tracts and a population of 15,432 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,132/month sits 19% lower than the Philadelphia citywide median ($1,397).
Carroll Park 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.
Carroll Park vs Philadelphia
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 16,542 residents across all tracts in Carroll Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 0.2%
- White (non-Hispanic) 1.3%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 96.1%
- Other / Multiracial 2.4%
3 tracts in Carroll Park
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42101011200 | 7.6 | 5,307 | 81% | $1,351 |
| 42101011300 | 7.3 | 3,822 | 54% | $1,106 |
| 42101010100 | 6.3 | 6,303 | 31% | $963 |
CDC SVI percentile: 77
Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Carroll Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 807Total filings (sum)
- 9.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.0%Peak year (2016)
- 10.35%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 789Total filings 2020-21
- 3.6Avg monthly observed
- 6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.60×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
About Carroll Park
What is the eviction-risk score for Carroll Park?
Carroll Park scores 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Carroll Park compare to Philadelphia overall?
Carroll Park scores 0.0 points higher than Philadelphia overall (7.0/10). Rent burden: 54% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,132 vs $1,397.
What is the median rent in Carroll Park?
Median gross rent in Carroll Park is $1,132/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Carroll Park residents are renters?
48% of Carroll Park households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 15,432 residents.
Is Carroll Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Carroll Park 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.