Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally
West Wilmerding Eviction Risk: Elevated , East McKeesport
Tract 42003508000 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,834 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
42003508000 is a census tract in the West Wilmerding area of Wilmerding, PA. It scores 7.6/10 for landlords. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units859
Renter share59.5%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate29.1%
Median income$37,764
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East McKeesport and the region
Centroid at 40.3942, -79.8100 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Wilmerding scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East McKeesport
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
29.1% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$773 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from East McKeesport
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East McKeesport
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from East McKeesport
7.2
How West Wilmerding compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 259Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.0%Peak (2003)
- 39Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 34% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Wilmerding. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Wilmerding
Against the Allegheny County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.6 points. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.
The poverty rate is 29%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 259 evictions over 7 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2003, when 7.0% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 5.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 3.0 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003508000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003508000?
Census tract 42003508000 in the West Wilmerding neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42003508000?
Median gross rent is $773/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003508000?
29.1% of residents in tract 42003508000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,834.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003508000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 61th, minority 52th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 42003508000 considered part of West Wilmerding?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003508000 fall within West Wilmerding (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003508000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 259 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003508000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.69% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003508000 compare to East McKeesport overall?
Tract 42003508000 scores 7.6/10, higher than the parent city of East McKeesport at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East McKeesport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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