Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Oil City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42121200800 · Venango County, PA · pop 2,648
Census tract 42121200800 belongs to Oil City, Pennsylvania. It is home to 2,648 residents and scores 4.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $869 a month against an average household income of $53,500 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,036
Renter share27.3%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$53,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oil City and the region
Centroid at 41.4145, -79.7216 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oil City scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Oil City
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$869 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oil City
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oil City
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oil City
3.6
How Oil City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 37Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2006)
- 10Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 233% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oil City
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Oil City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Venango County average of 4.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 37 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42121200800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42121200800?
Census tract 42121200800 in Oil City scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42121200800?
Median gross rent is $869/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42121200800?
22.3% of residents in tract 42121200800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,648.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42121200800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 37th, minority 10th, housing 37th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42121200800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 37 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42121200800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.02% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42121200800 compare to Oil City overall?
Tract 42121200800 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Oil City at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oil City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Oil City
Top eight tracts in Oil City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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