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

Blackwood Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34007608303 · Camden County, NJ · pop 2,998 · 31% of tract blocks fall in Blackwood

Here is how census tract 34007608303, in Blackwood, looks to a landlord: a 7.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,998. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,345 a month against an average household income of $78,846 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score

8.7

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,158

Renter share27.6%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate13.6%

Median income$78,846

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Blackwood and the region

Centroid at 39.8121, -75.0725 · click any tract to drill in

Why Blackwood scores 8.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Blackwood

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

13.6% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,345 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Blackwood

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Blackwood

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Blackwood

6.1

How Blackwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

62%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
60%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)

470Total filings over 6 yrs
21.19%Avg annual filing rate
27.6%Peak (2014)
61Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2013 to 2018

Filings dropped 21% 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.

12.8%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
9.9%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
27.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Blackwood

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Blackwood, 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 above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 470 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 21.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.6% 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 34007608303

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34007608303?

Census tract 34007608303 in Blackwood 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 34007608303?

Median gross rent is $1,345/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34007608303?

13.6% of residents in tract 34007608303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,998.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34007608303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 62th, minority 49th, housing 60th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34007608303?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 470 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34007608303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.19% of renter households, peaking at 27.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34007608303 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34007608303 compare to Blackwood overall?

Tract 34007608303 scores 8.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Blackwood at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blackwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Blackwood

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