Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Jersey City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 34017007602 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 4,302 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 34017007602 covers the Downtown Jersey City neighborhood of Jersey City, home to 4,302 residents. For landlords it grades 6.9/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,501 a month while the average household earns $247,718 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 83% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 58% Owners 16%

Tract context

Occupied units2,443

Renter share83.5%

SVI overall0.08

Poverty rate3.0%

Median income$247,718

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Jersey City and the region

Centroid at 40.7191, -74.0326 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Jersey City scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Jersey City

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

10.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Jersey City

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Jersey City

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Jersey City

8.0

How Downtown Jersey City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

1%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Jersey City. 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.

5.3%Housing insecurity
2.7%Utility-shutoff threat
5.8%Food insecurity
2.0%SNAP enrollment
3.6%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
10.9%Frequent mental distress
10.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Jersey City

What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Jersey City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Hudson County average of 7.0 and above 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 5.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 34017007602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017007602?

Census tract 34017007602 in the Downtown Jersey City neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 34017007602?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34017007602?

3.0% of residents in tract 34017007602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,302.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34017007602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 1th, minority 80th, housing 65th.

Is tract 34017007602 considered part of Downtown Jersey City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34017007602 fall within Downtown Jersey City (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34017007602 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.3% 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. 2.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34017007602 compare to Jersey City overall?

Tract 34017007602 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Jersey City at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jersey City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Jersey City

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