4 census tracts · pop 12,589 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 6.4–8
Powelton Village spans 4 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 12,589 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8/10, placing it in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 44%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Annualized rent equals 54% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 47%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
90% 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. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.4 to 8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Average gross rent is $1,676, 20% above the Philadelphia average of $1,397. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 282 across 3 observed tracts.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 9.0% of renter households.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Powelton Village vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport97%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Powelton Village
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
282Total filings (sum)
2.60%Avg annual filing rate
9.0%Peak year (2016)
3.31%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
204Total filings 2020-21
1.0Avg monthly observed
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Powelton Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Powelton Village?
Powelton Village scores 8/10 (High tier) across 4 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 Powelton Village compare to Philadelphia overall?
Powelton Village scores 1.4 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,676 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Powelton Village?
Average gross rent in Powelton Village is $1,676/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Powelton Village residents are renters?
90% of Powelton Village households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 12,589 residents.
Q5
Is Powelton Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Powelton Village sits in the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Powelton Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Powelton Village is census tract 42101009000 (score 8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 8, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Powelton Village for landlords?
Powelton Village carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Powelton Village?
Powelton Village has 12,581 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (19.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
