3 census tracts · pop 12,627 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 5.2–8
Wynnefield is a 3-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, population 12,627. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.2 to 8, a 2.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. 27% 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. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 610 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 14.0% of renter households. At $1,513 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands. The most recent observed rate, 6.9% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #67 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $62,485.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.6 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
6.6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Wynnefield vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wynnefield
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
610Total filings (sum)
7.97%Avg annual filing rate
14.0%Peak year (2012)
8.39%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
551Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
5.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.52×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Wynnefield
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wynnefield?
Wynnefield scores 6.6/10 (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 Wynnefield compare to Philadelphia overall?
Wynnefield scores 0.0 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,513 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wynnefield?
Average gross rent in Wynnefield is $1,513/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wynnefield residents are renters?
30% of Wynnefield households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 12,627 residents.
Q5
Is Wynnefield a high social-vulnerability area?
Wynnefield sits in the 73rd 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 Wynnefield have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wynnefield is census tract 42101011800 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 8, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Wynnefield for landlords?
Wynnefield carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wynnefield?
Wynnefield has 11,487 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
