Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42045401600 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42045401600 · Delaware County, PA · pop 1,923
Tract 42045401600 covers Delaware in Pennsylvania. Home to 1,923 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #24,730 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,386 monthly, set against $76,354 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units813
Renter share43.8%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$76,354
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delaware County and the region
Centroid at 39.9285, -75.2773 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42045401600 scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,386 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42045401600 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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)
- 6Total filings over 4 yrs
- 0.48%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.0%Peak (2002)
- 1Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42045401600
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Delaware County average of 5.9 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 66th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 6 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 0.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42045401600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045401600?
Census tract 42045401600 in Delaware County scores 3.9/10 (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 42045401600?
Median gross rent is $1,386/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045401600?
14.7% of residents in tract 42045401600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,923.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045401600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 78th, minority 73th, housing 45th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045401600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42045401600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.48% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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