Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Delaware Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Alpha
Tract 34041032400 · Warren County, NJ · pop 2,223 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
With a score of 6.4/10, tract 34041032400 in the Delaware Heights area of Alpha ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,223 residents. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,234 a month while the average household earns $83,125 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units983
Renter share27.2%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$83,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alpha and the region
Centroid at 40.6594, -75.1571 · click any tract to drill in
Why Delaware Heights scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alpha
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,234 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alpha
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alpha
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alpha
5.4
How Delaware Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 76Total filings over 6 yrs
- 4.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak (2017)
- 12Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 6 months.
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.
- 10.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Delaware Heights
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 Alpha, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Warren County average of 6.2 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 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 76 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.3% of renter households in 2017.
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 34041032400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34041032400?
Census tract 34041032400 in the Delaware Heights neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 34041032400?
Median gross rent is $1,234/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34041032400?
7.0% of residents in tract 34041032400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,223.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34041032400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 49th, minority 32th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 34041032400 considered part of Delaware Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34041032400 fall within Delaware Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34041032400?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 76 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34041032400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.34% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34041032400 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34041032400 compare to Alpha overall?
Tract 34041032400 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Alpha at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alpha; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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