2 census tracts · pop 7,547 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 5.7–6.5
Holmesburg takes in 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 7,547 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, Elevated tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.1/10. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Average gross rent is $1,112, 20% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Court records carry 491 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 11.6% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #83 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 5.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Spruce Hill and Whitman score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Holmesburg vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Holmesburg
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
491Total filings (sum)
7.99%Avg annual filing rate
11.6%Peak year (2016)
10.11%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
378Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.56×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Holmesburg
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Holmesburg?
Holmesburg scores 6.1/10 (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 Holmesburg compare to Philadelphia overall?
Holmesburg scores 0.5 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,112 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Holmesburg?
Average gross rent in Holmesburg is $1,112/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Holmesburg residents are renters?
43% of Holmesburg households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 7,547 residents.
Q5
Is Holmesburg a high social-vulnerability area?
Holmesburg sits in the 76th 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 Holmesburg have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Holmesburg is census tract 42101033102 (score 6.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.5, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Holmesburg for landlords?
Holmesburg carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 Philadelphia as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Holmesburg?
Holmesburg has 7,347 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.6%), Hispanic / Latino (20.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
