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Whitehall Eviction Risk: Elevated , Albany

Tract 36001001902 · Albany County, NY · pop 2,470 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Here is how census tract 36001001902, in the Whitehall neighborhood of Albany eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.5/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,470. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.

About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $101,250 a year. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 3% Owners 93%

Tract context

Occupied units1,152

Renter share6.4%

SVI overall0.12

Poverty rate5.4%

Median income$101,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 42.6449, -73.7964 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whitehall scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Albany

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

5.4% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Albany

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Albany

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Albany

7.5

How Whitehall compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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

8%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
18%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

88%Grade A
2%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Whitehall. 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.

8.4%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
6.5%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
3.8%No health insurance
13.1%Frequent mental distress
21.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whitehall

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. 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 Albany eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Albany County average of 6.0 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th 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 36001001902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36001001902?

Census tract 36001001902 in the Whitehall neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 36001001902?

5.4% of residents in tract 36001001902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,470.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36001001902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 29th, minority 44th, housing 18th.

Is tract 36001001902 considered part of Whitehall?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36001001902 fall within Whitehall (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36001001902 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36001001902 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 36001001902 scores 6/10, lower than the parent city of Albany at 9.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Albany eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36001001902 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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