Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Polk Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42121200201 · Venango County, PA · pop 3,311 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Polk

Census tract 42121200201 belongs to Polk, Pennsylvania. It is home to 3,311 residents and scores 5.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #49,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $690 a month against an average household income of $63,750 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 8% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,331

Renter share13.8%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate13.9%

Median income$63,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Polk and the region

Centroid at 41.4348, -79.9340 · click any tract to drill in

Why Polk scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Polk

3.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.9

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

13.9% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$690 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Polk

7.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Polk

5.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Polk

8.6

How Polk compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

45%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
5%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Polk

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 8.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Polk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42121200201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42121200201?

Census tract 42121200201 in Polk scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42121200201?

Median gross rent is $690/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42121200201?

13.9% of residents in tract 42121200201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,311.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42121200201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 60th, minority 5th, housing 76th.

How does tract 42121200201 compare to Polk overall?

Tract 42121200201 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Polk at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Polk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.