Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
West Wilmerding Eviction Risk: Elevated , East McKeesport
Tract 42003509400 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 5,087 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Eviction risk in the West Wilmerding neighborhood of East McKeesport centers on tract 42003509400, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,087 residents. That is riskier than roughly 64% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $718 monthly, set against $44,449 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units2,211
Renter share65.4%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate23.6%
Median income$44,449
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East McKeesport and the region
Centroid at 40.4086, -79.8215 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Wilmerding scores 6.3
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
23.6% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$718 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from East McKeesport
2.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East McKeesport
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from East McKeesport
5.6
How West Wilmerding compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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)
- 628Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2005)
- 92Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 East McKeesport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 628 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.3% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003509400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003509400?
Census tract 42003509400 in the West Wilmerding neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42003509400?
Median gross rent is $718/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003509400?
23.6% of residents in tract 42003509400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,087.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003509400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 82th, minority 57th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 42003509400 considered part of West Wilmerding?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003509400 fall within West Wilmerding (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003509400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 628 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003509400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.27% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003509400 compare to East McKeesport overall?
Tract 42003509400 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of East McKeesport at 4.1/10. 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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