Census Tract · Ranked #12,264 of 84,120 nationally

Wharton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027045100 · Morris County, NJ · pop 7,217

Wharton anchors census tract 34027045100, which lands at 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,886 a month while the average household earns $92,548 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 24% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units2,923

Renter share46.5%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate18.8%

Median income$92,548

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wharton and the region

Centroid at 40.8971, -74.5745 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wharton scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wharton

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

18.8% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$1,886 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wharton

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wharton

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wharton

7.1

How Wharton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

54%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
52%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)

153Total filings over 2 yrs
6.72%Avg annual filing rate
7.8%Peak (2018)
89Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

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.

15.6%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
18.2%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
17.6%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
26.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wharton

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Wharton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Morris County average of 5.8 and in line with 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 15.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 57th 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 34027045100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027045100?

Census tract 34027045100 in Wharton scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34027045100?

Median gross rent is $1,886/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027045100?

18.8% of residents in tract 34027045100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,217.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027045100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 47th, minority 73th, housing 52th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027045100?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 153 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027045100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.72% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027045100 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.6% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027045100 compare to Wharton overall?

Tract 34027045100 scores 7.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Wharton at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wharton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.