Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,857 of 84,120 nationally
Iselin Eviction Risk: Moderate , Colonia
Tract 34023002402 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 1,529 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 34023002402 sits in the Iselin neighborhood of Colonia, New Jersey. It has a population of 1,529 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 0% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%).
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units466
Renter share5.4%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate1.0%
Median income$145,530
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Colonia and the region
Centroid at 40.5847, -74.3140 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iselin scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Colonia
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colonia
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colonia
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colonia
5.6
How Iselin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%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)
- 2Total filings over 1 yrs
- 5.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak (2015)
- 2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Iselin. 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.
- 6.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.6%Food insecurity
- 3.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 11.6%Frequent mental distress
- 20.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 34023002402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002402?
Census tract 34023002402 in the Iselin neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002402?
1.0% of residents in tract 34023002402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,529.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 79th, minority 73th, housing 1th.
Q4
Is tract 34023002402 considered part of Iselin?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002402 fall within Iselin (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002402?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.26% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34023002402 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.4% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34023002402 compare to Colonia overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Colonia
Top eight tracts in Colonia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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