2 census tracts · pop 7,320 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.4–5.8
Port Richmond is a 2-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA and houses 7,320 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 135 across 2 observed tracts. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Cost burden runs around a third against 31.4% citywide, putting Port Richmond 4.4% over its own city.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 6.7% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #105 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 3.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,334, close to the Philadelphia average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $76,155.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
5.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Port Richmond vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority17%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Port Richmond
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
135Total filings (sum)
3.80%Avg annual filing rate
6.7%Peak year (2016)
3.33%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
134Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly observed
1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.68×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Port Richmond
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Port Richmond?
Port Richmond scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 Port Richmond compare to Philadelphia overall?
Port Richmond scores 1.1 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,334 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Port Richmond?
Average gross rent in Port Richmond is $1,334/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Port Richmond residents are renters?
29% of Port Richmond households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 7,320 residents.
Q5
Is Port Richmond a high social-vulnerability area?
Port Richmond sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Port Richmond have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Port Richmond is census tract 42101037800 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.8, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Port Richmond for landlords?
Port Richmond carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Port Richmond?
Port Richmond has 6,965 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
