Eviction Risk in Pittville , Philadelphia
2 census tracts · pop 11,826 · pop-weighted composite 6.7/10 · range 6.5–7.0
Pittville is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Philadelphia with 2 census tracts and a population of 11,826 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 44% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 13% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,120/month sits 20% lower than the Philadelphia citywide median ($1,397).
Pittville 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.
Pittville vs Philadelphia
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 11,479 residents across all tracts in Pittville. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 6.5%
- White (non-Hispanic) 5.1%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 83.9%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.5%
- Other / Multiracial 4.1%
2 tracts in Pittville
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42101026800 | 7.0 | 4,308 | 50% | $1,100 |
| 42101026700 | 6.5 | 7,518 | 40% | $1,131 |
CDC SVI percentile: 86
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Pittville
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 964Total filings (sum)
- 9.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.5%Peak year (2011)
- 8.17%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 804Total filings 2020-21
- 4.5Avg monthly observed
- 7.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.60×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
About Pittville
What is the eviction-risk score for Pittville?
Pittville scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Pittville compare to Philadelphia overall?
Pittville scores 0.3 points lower than Philadelphia overall (7.0/10). Rent burden: 44% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,120 vs $1,397.
What is the median rent in Pittville?
Median gross rent in Pittville is $1,120/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Pittville residents are renters?
42% of Pittville households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 11,826 residents.
Is Pittville a high social-vulnerability area?
Pittville sits in the 86th 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.