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Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42045403800 Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42045403800 · Delaware County, PA · pop 6,411

With a score of 5.7/10, tract 42045403800 in Delaware in Delaware County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,411 residents. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,154 a month against an average household income of $65,774 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 19% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units2,545
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$65,774

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In city
Moderate
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Elevated
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#1,449 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#39,389 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Delaware County and the region

Centroid at 39.8861, -75.3074 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42045403800 scores 4.1

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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,154 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 42045403800 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42045403800 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 403800County: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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)

  • 335Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.9%Peak (2005)
  • 59Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454038002000: 26 filings (2.63/100 renter HHs)2001: 33 filings (3.34/100 renter HHs)2002: 42 filings (4.25/100 renter HHs)2003: 53 filings (5.37/100 renter HHs)2004: 55 filings (5.57/100 renter HHs)2005: 67 filings (6.94/100 renter HHs)2006: 59 filings (6.11/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 127% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 42045403800

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 in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 335 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.9% of renter households in 2005.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 61st 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42045403800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045403800?

Census tract 42045403800 in Delaware County scores 4.1/10 (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 42045403800?

Median gross rent is $1,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045403800?

13.4% of residents in tract 42045403800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,411.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045403800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 55th, minority 41th, housing 68th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045403800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 335 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045403800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.89% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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