Census Tract · Ranked #7,518 of 84,120 nationally

Somerdale Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34007607401 · Camden County, NJ · pop 2,686

The Elevated-tier score of 7.2/10 for census tract 34007607401 reflects conditions in Somerdale, New Jersey. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,125 a month against an average household income of $83,306 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 13% Owners 76%

Tract context

Occupied units1,172

Renter share24.1%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate16.9%

Median income$83,306

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Somerdale and the region

Centroid at 39.8447, -75.0294 · click any tract to drill in

Why Somerdale scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Somerdale

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

16.9% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,125 rent vs county FMR

1.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Somerdale

8.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Somerdale

5.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Somerdale

7.8

How Somerdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

61%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
16%Housing & transportation

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)

405Total filings over 6 yrs
16.96%Avg annual filing rate
18.7%Peak (2013)
71Filings 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.

15.3%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
9.3%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
30.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Somerdale

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Somerdale, 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 405 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 17.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.7% of renter households in 2013.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 34007607401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34007607401?

Census tract 34007607401 in Somerdale scores 8.2/10 (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 34007607401?

Median gross rent is $1,125/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34007607401?

16.9% of residents in tract 34007607401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,686.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34007607401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 64th, minority 51th, housing 16th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34007607401?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 405 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34007607401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.96% of renter households, peaking at 18.7% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34007607401 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.3% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34007607401 compare to Somerdale overall?

Tract 34007607401 scores 8.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Somerdale at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Somerdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Somerdale

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