Census Tract · Ranked #5,683 of 84,120 nationally

Westmont Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34007603902 · Camden County, NJ · pop 3,412

In Westmont, census tract 34007603902 scores 6.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.

About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,794 a month against an average household income of $91,172 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.7

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 40% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units1,889

Renter share64.6%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate8.9%

Median income$91,172

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westmont and the region

Centroid at 39.9004, -75.0595 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westmont scores 8.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Westmont

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.9% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,794 rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Westmont

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Westmont

7.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Westmont

5.0

How Westmont compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

41%Socioeconomic
50%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
46%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
3%Grade B
19%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

259Total filings over 6 yrs
7.05%Avg annual filing rate
8.8%Peak (2014)
43Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2013 to 2018

Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

8.7%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
7.7%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
25.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westmont

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Westmont, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Camden County average of 6.8 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 259 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 7.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.8% of renter households in 2014.

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 34007603902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34007603902?

Census tract 34007603902 in Westmont scores 8.7/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34007603902?

Median gross rent is $1,794/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34007603902?

8.9% of residents in tract 34007603902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,412.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34007603902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 50th, minority 36th, housing 46th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34007603902?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 259 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34007603902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.05% of renter households, peaking at 8.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34007603902 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34007603902 compare to Westmont overall?

Tract 34007603902 scores 8.7/10, higher than the parent city of Westmont at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 34007603902 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westmont

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