3 census tracts · pop 16,442 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.3–8
Richmond spans 3 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 16,442 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Set annual rent against average household income of $45,858 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Running hot is economic stress at 7.7/10. Court records carry 1,384 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 15.6% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,248, 11% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #37 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 7.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
With little internal variation, 7.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Richmond vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Richmond
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,384Total filings (sum)
11.24%Avg annual filing rate
15.6%Peak year (2016)
12.00%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,235Total filings 2020-21
5.6Avg monthly observed
9.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.57×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Richmond
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Richmond?
Richmond scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Richmond compare to Philadelphia overall?
Richmond scores 1.1 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,248 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Richmond?
Average gross rent in Richmond is $1,248/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Richmond residents are renters?
53% of Richmond households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 16,442 residents.
Q5
Is Richmond a high social-vulnerability area?
Richmond sits in the 88th 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 Richmond have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Richmond is census tract 42101017800 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 8, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Richmond for landlords?
Richmond carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Richmond?
Richmond has 15,701 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (47.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
