8 census tracts · pop 28,334 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.2–8
Whitman spans 8 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 28,334 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.2 to 8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 275 across 4 observed tracts. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 5.4% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,528, 9% above the Philadelphia average of $1,397. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.5% in 2016 against a 5.4% peak.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #85 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Byberry and Philmont. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $74,776.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
8 tracts · population-weighted
Whitman vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whitman
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
275Total filings (sum)
3.91%Avg annual filing rate
5.4%Peak year (2012)
3.52%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
316Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Whitman
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whitman?
Whitman scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 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 Whitman compare to Philadelphia overall?
Whitman scores 0.6 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,528 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whitman?
Average gross rent in Whitman is $1,528/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whitman residents are renters?
30% of Whitman households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 28,334 residents.
Q5
Is Whitman a high social-vulnerability area?
Whitman sits in the 69th 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 Whitman have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whitman is census tract 42101004103 (score 8/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 8, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Whitman for landlords?
Whitman carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 Whitman?
Whitman has 27,751 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (23.6%), Hispanic / Latino (17.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
