Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Gouglersville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010801 · Berks County, PA · pop 2,053 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Gouglersville
The Moderate-tier score of 4.9/10 for census tract 42011010801 reflects conditions in Gouglersville, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,688 a month against an average household income of $98,646 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units757
Renter share10.3%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$98,646
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gouglersville and the region
Centroid at 40.2732, -76.0531 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gouglersville scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gouglersville
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,688 rent vs county FMR
7.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gouglersville
1.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gouglersville
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gouglersville
2.6
How Gouglersville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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)
- 20Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.1%Peak (2001)
- 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gouglersville
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Gouglersville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Berks County average of 5.7 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 20 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.1% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011010801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010801?
Census tract 42011010801 in Gouglersville scores 2/10 (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 42011010801?
Median gross rent is $1,688/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010801?
2.8% of residents in tract 42011010801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,053.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 35th, minority 17th, housing 5th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011010801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42011010801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.14% of renter households, peaking at 2.1% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011010801 compare to Gouglersville overall?
Tract 42011010801 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Gouglersville at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gouglersville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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