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Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42045403702 Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42045403702 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,353

Tract 42045403702 covers Delaware in Delaware County in Pennsylvania. Home to 2,353 residents, it scores 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #27,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,274 monthly, set against $52,780 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 20% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,033
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate15.7%
Median income$52,780

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#43 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,272 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#34,332 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Delaware County and the region

Centroid at 39.8630, -75.3068 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42045403702 scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
15.7% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,274 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 42045403702 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42045403702 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 403702County: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 79Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.5%Peak (2006)
  • 18Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454037022000: 17 filings (4.94/100 renter HHs)2001: 8 filings (2.32/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (2.32/100 renter HHs)2003: 6 filings (1.74/100 renter HHs)2004: 10 filings (2.90/100 renter HHs)2005: 12 filings (3.67/100 renter HHs)2006: 18 filings (5.50/100 renter HHs)
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 Tract 42045403702

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 safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 79 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42045403702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045403702?

Census tract 42045403702 in Delaware County scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 42045403702?

Median gross rent is $1,274/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045403702?

15.7% of residents in tract 42045403702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,353.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045403702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 41th, minority 21th, housing 12th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045403702?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 79 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045403702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.34% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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