2 census tracts · pop 4,828 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Poplar spans 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 4,828. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 31.4% citywide, putting Poplar 17.0% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 40%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 82% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.1/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $39,503 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The severe-burden share is 19%. 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 $1,077, 23% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. Filings are well documented here: 551 across 2 observed tracts.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 17.3% of renter households.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 2.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
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
8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Poplar vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Poplar
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
551Total filings (sum)
10.45%Avg annual filing rate
17.3%Peak year (2016)
10.73%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
370Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
5.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.45×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Poplar
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Poplar?
Poplar scores 8/10 (High 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 Poplar compare to Philadelphia overall?
Poplar scores 1.4 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,077 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Poplar?
Average gross rent in Poplar is $1,077/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Poplar residents are renters?
82% of Poplar households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 4,828 residents.
Q5
Is Poplar a high social-vulnerability area?
Poplar sits in the 94th 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 Poplar have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Poplar is census tract 42101013200 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Poplar for landlords?
Poplar carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Poplar?
Poplar has 5,219 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (49.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.1%), Hispanic / Latino (13.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
