1 census tracts · pop 3,392 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Jalappa is a one-tract neighborhood of Pottsville, PA and houses 3,392 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 32.3% citywide, putting Jalappa 36.7% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.
The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.4/10. Court records for this tract carry 60 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 5.2% of renter households.
Judgments average 3.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Bunker Hill and Yorkville. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Against average income of $54,881, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 5.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Jalappa vs PottsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Jalappa
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
60Total filings (sum)
4.55%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2003)
5.23%Latest filed (2003)
Frequently asked
About Jalappa
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Jalappa?
Jalappa scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Jalappa compare to Pottsville overall?
Jalappa scores 1.4 points higher than Pottsville overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $841 vs $822.
Q3
What is the average rent in Jalappa?
Average gross rent in Jalappa is $841/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Jalappa residents are renters?
39% of Jalappa households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Pottsville). The neighborhood has 3,392 residents.
Q5
Is Jalappa a high social-vulnerability area?
Jalappa sits in the 91st 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
How safe is Jalappa for landlords?
Jalappa carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pottsville as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Jalappa?
Jalappa has 3,597 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
