2 census tracts · pop 6,967 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.4–7
Pencoyd is a 2-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, population 6,967. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 341 across 2 observed tracts. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 6.5% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,309, 6% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. That places it #65 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Judgments average 2.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Overbrook and Grays Ferry. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $49,252.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Pencoyd vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pencoyd
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
341Total filings (sum)
5.02%Avg annual filing rate
6.5%Peak year (2016)
5.88%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
523Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
5.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Pencoyd
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pencoyd?
Pencoyd scores 6.7/10 (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 Pencoyd compare to Philadelphia overall?
Pencoyd scores 0.1 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,309 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pencoyd?
Average gross rent in Pencoyd is $1,309/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pencoyd residents are renters?
59% of Pencoyd households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 6,967 residents.
Q5
Is Pencoyd a high social-vulnerability area?
Pencoyd 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Pencoyd have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pencoyd is census tract 42101012204 (score 7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 7, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Pencoyd for landlords?
Pencoyd carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pencoyd?
Pencoyd has 7,158 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (74.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
