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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Whiteley Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bladensburg

Tract 24033804002 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 4,788 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 24033804002 covers the Whiteley neighborhood of Bladensburg in Maryland. Home to 4,788 residents, it scores 7.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,677 monthly, set against $69,960 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 26% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,205
Renter share57.0%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$69,960

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Whiteley
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Bladensburg
Very High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 214 tracts In Prince George's County
Very High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#154 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bladensburg and the region

Centroid at 38.9406, -76.9313 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whiteley scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bladensburg
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,677 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bladensburg
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bladensburg
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bladensburg
7.1

How Whiteley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Whiteley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 804002Bladensburg: 7.07.0Bladensburgparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

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)

  • 2,062Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 75.88%Avg annual filing rate
  • 90.2%Peak (2011)
  • 443Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 240338040022011: 619 filings (90.23/100 renter HHs)2012: 504 filings (73.47/100 renter HHs)2014: 496 filings (72.30/100 renter HHs)2016: 443 filings (67.53/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 28% over the past 4 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whiteley

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 Bladensburg, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Prince George's County average of 6.9 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 30.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 24033804002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033804002?

Census tract 24033804002 in the Whiteley neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 24033804002?

Median gross rent is $1,677/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033804002?

18.6% of residents in tract 24033804002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,788.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033804002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 81th, minority 95th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 24033804002 considered part of Whiteley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033804002 fall within Whiteley (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033804002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,062 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033804002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 75.88% of renter households, peaking at 90.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 24033804002 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.6% 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. 17.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 24033804002 compare to Bladensburg overall?

Tract 24033804002 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Bladensburg at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bladensburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bladensburg

Top eight tracts in Bladensburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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