Census Tract · Ranked #50,261 of 84,120 nationally
Delmont Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42129802003 ·
Westmoreland County, PA · pop 3,920 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Delmont
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42129802003 (Delmont in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $774 monthly, set against $80,074 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 16%Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,941
Renter share31.1%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$80,074
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Delmont
Moderate
Within county
50th percentile
#57 of 113 tracts In Westmoreland County
Moderate
Within state
45th percentile
#1,900 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
National
40th percentile
#50,261 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delmont and the region
Centroid at 40.4142, -79.5784 · click any tract to drill in
Why Delmont scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Delmont
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$774 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Delmont
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Delmont
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Delmont
6.5
How Delmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Delmont, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Westmoreland County average of 4.7 and in line with 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 30th 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 42129802003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129802003?
Census tract 42129802003 in Delmont scores 4.1/10 (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 42129802003?
Median gross rent is $774/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129802003?
9.0% of residents in tract 42129802003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,920.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129802003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 54th, minority 4th, housing 12th.
Q5
How does tract 42129802003 compare to Delmont overall?
Tract 42129802003 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Delmont at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Delmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.