Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Wernersville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010601 · Berks County, PA · pop 2,768
Wernersville in Berks County is where census tract 42011010601 sits, home to 2,768 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,576 a month against an average household income of $71,500 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,182
Renter share29.4%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$71,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wernersville and the region
Centroid at 40.3304, -76.0827 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wernersville scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wernersville
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,576 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wernersville
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wernersville
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wernersville
6.8
How Wernersville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wernersville
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Wernersville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Berks County average of 5.7 and above 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 41st 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 42011010601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010601?
Census tract 42011010601 in Wernersville scores 2.8/10 (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 42011010601?
Median gross rent is $1,576/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010601?
7.1% of residents in tract 42011010601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,768.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 55th, minority 18th, housing 49th.
Q5
How does tract 42011010601 compare to Wernersville overall?
Tract 42011010601 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Wernersville at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wernersville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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