1 census tracts · pop 1,820 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Elwood Park maps to a single census tract in Washington, PA, population 1,820. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Washington baseline of 26.6%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 288 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.8/10. The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 13.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 10.3% in 2006 against a 13.7% peak. Average gross rent runs $947, close to the Washington average.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $42,344.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Elwood Park vs WashingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Elwood Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
288Total filings (sum)
10.14%Avg annual filing rate
13.7%Peak year (2000)
10.28%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Elwood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Elwood Park?
Elwood Park scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Elwood Park compare to Washington overall?
Elwood Park scores 1.4 points higher than Washington overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $947 vs $910.
Q3
What is the average rent in Elwood Park?
Average gross rent in Elwood Park is $947/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Elwood Park residents are renters?
67% of Elwood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Washington). The neighborhood has 1,820 residents.
Q5
Is Elwood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Elwood Park sits in the 56th 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
How safe is Elwood Park for landlords?
Elwood Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Washington as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Elwood Park?
Elwood Park has 1,803 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.4%), Other / Multiracial (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
