Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
New Kensington Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42129800500 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,538
Census tract 42129800500 covers part of New Kensington, PA, and scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,538. Severe burden reaches 33%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,202
Renter share11.0%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$66,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Kensington and the region
Centroid at 40.5769, -79.7498 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Kensington scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Kensington
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$718 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Kensington
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Kensington
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Kensington
6.3
How New Kensington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Kensington
Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.5/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.3/10.
Against average income of $66,000, annual rent is just 13%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 33% of renters. It tracks the Westmoreland County average of 4.1 closely.
Average gross rent is $718, close to the New Kensington average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129800500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129800500?
Census tract 42129800500 in New Kensington scores 4.2/10 (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 42129800500?
Median gross rent is $718/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129800500?
6.0% of residents in tract 42129800500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,538.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129800500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 11th, minority 1th, housing 39th.
Q5
How does tract 42129800500 compare to New Kensington overall?
Tract 42129800500 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of New Kensington at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Kensington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in New Kensington
Top eight tracts in New Kensington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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