Eviction Risk in Northwood , Philadelphia
3 census tracts · pop 13,414 · pop-weighted composite 7.5/10 · range 7.5–7.5
Northwood is a black-hispanic neighborhood in Philadelphia with 3 census tracts and a population of 13,414 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 44% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $886/month sits 37% lower than the Philadelphia citywide median ($1,397).
Northwood 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.
Northwood vs Philadelphia
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black-Hispanic Neighborhood — 12,986 residents across all tracts in Northwood. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 35.5%
- White (non-Hispanic) 16.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 40.8%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 3.6%
- Other / Multiracial 3.9%
3 tracts in Northwood
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42101030100 | 7.5 | 6,010 | 48% | $749 |
| 42101029400 | 7.5 | 3,841 | 76% | $883 |
| 42101029300 | 7.5 | 3,563 | 62% | $1,121 |
CDC SVI percentile: 93
Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Northwood
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,522Total filings (sum)
- 16.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.2%Peak year (2012)
- 13.48%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,183Total filings 2020-21
- 6.0Avg monthly observed
- 10.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.61×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
About Northwood
What is the eviction-risk score for Northwood?
Northwood scores 7.5/10 (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 Northwood compare to Philadelphia overall?
Northwood scores 0.5 points higher than Philadelphia overall (7.0/10). Rent burden: 60% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $886 vs $1,397.
What is the median rent in Northwood?
Median gross rent in Northwood is $886/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Northwood residents are renters?
48% of Northwood households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 13,414 residents.
Is Northwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Northwood sits in the 93th 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.