Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Palmer Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Glenarden
Tract 24033803508 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 3,678 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
24033803508 is a census tract in the Palmer Park area of Glenarden, MD. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,678 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 10/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,211
Renter share52.4%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate23.4%
Median income$78,102
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Glenarden and the region
Centroid at 38.9258, -76.8617 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmer Park scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Glenarden
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
23.4% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,556 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Glenarden
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Glenarden
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Glenarden
3.8
How Palmer Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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)
- 3,258Total filings over 4 yrs
- 119.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 135.6%Peak (2011)
- 655Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Palmer Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 28.9%Housing insecurity
- 19.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.4%Food insecurity
- 30.6%SNAP enrollment
- 16.3%Transit barriers
- 16.5%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Palmer Park
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 9.1/10. The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Food insecurity runs 35.4% against 17.8% nationally.
On the high side, regional political climate reads 9/10. 56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Prince George's County average of 45.6%. SNAP participation runs 30.6% against 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,258 filings here across 4 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2011 at 135.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 119.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Prince George's County average of 4.9 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24033803508
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033803508?
Census tract 24033803508 in the Palmer Park neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 24033803508?
Median gross rent is $1,556/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24033803508?
23.4% of residents in tract 24033803508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,678.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24033803508?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 86th, minority 98th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 24033803508 considered part of Palmer Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033803508 fall within Palmer Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033803508?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,258 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033803508 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 119.79% of renter households, peaking at 135.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 24033803508 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.9% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 19.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 24033803508 compare to Glenarden overall?
Tract 24033803508 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Glenarden at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Glenarden; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Glenarden
Top eight tracts in Glenarden ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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