Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally
Iselin Eviction Risk: Elevated , Colonia
Tract 34023002604 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 6,762 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
34023002604 is a census tract in the Iselin area of Iselin, NJ. It scores 6.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,762. Against Middlesex County at 44.9%, 85% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,342
Renter share12.6%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$82,712
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Colonia and the region
Centroid at 40.5710, -74.3053 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iselin scores 6.8
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
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,971 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colonia
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colonia
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colonia
5.1
How Iselin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%Housing & transportation
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)
- 9Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2015)
- 9Filings 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.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.6%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Iselin
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9/10. 24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.5/10.
It sits 1.1 points above the Middlesex County average of 5.7. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.2/10.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 9 filings here across 1 tracked years. SNAP participation runs 7.5% against 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2015, when 4.0% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 4.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 13% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023002604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002604?
Census tract 34023002604 in the Iselin neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 34023002604?
Median gross rent is $1,971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002604?
10.0% of residents in tract 34023002604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,762.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 76th, minority 71th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 34023002604 considered part of Iselin?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002604 fall within Iselin (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002604?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.98% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023002604 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023002604 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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