Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Whitman Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Collingswood
Tract 34007604100 · Camden County, NJ · pop 2,904 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up the Whitman Park neighborhood of Collingswood, census tract 34007604100 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #1,679 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,595 monthly, set against $71,635 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units853
Renter share47.0%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$71,635
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Collingswood and the region
Centroid at 39.9165, -75.0955 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitman Park scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Collingswood
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,595 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Collingswood
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Collingswood
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Collingswood
6.8
How Whitman Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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
- 0%Grade B
- 89%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
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)
- 497Total filings over 6 yrs
- 22.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.4%Peak (2016)
- 80Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whitman 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.
- 24.5%Housing insecurity
- 13.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.6%Food insecurity
- 19.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.7%Transit barriers
- 20.9%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitman Park
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Collingswood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Camden County average of 6.8 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 497 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 22.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.4% of renter households in 2016.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 34007604100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34007604100?
Census tract 34007604100 in the Whitman Park neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 34007604100?
Median gross rent is $1,595/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34007604100?
15.9% of residents in tract 34007604100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,904.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34007604100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 97th, minority 87th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 34007604100 considered part of Whitman Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34007604100 fall within Whitman Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34007604100?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 497 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34007604100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.88% of renter households, peaking at 27.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34007604100 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.5% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34007604100 compare to Collingswood overall?
Tract 34007604100 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Collingswood at 7.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Collingswood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34007604100 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.
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