Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42045407401 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42045407401 · Delaware County, PA · pop 3,931
Eviction risk in Delaware eviction laws in Delaware County centers on tract 42045407401, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,931 residents. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.
About 87% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 82% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,762 a month against an average household income of $181,771 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,351
Renter share16.7%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$181,771
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delaware County and the region
Centroid at 39.9127, -75.3708 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42045407401 scores 2.3
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
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,762 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 42045407401 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 34Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.1%Peak (2004)
- 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 33% 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 42045407401
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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 34 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.1% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42045407401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045407401?
Census tract 42045407401 in Delaware County scores 2.3/10 (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 42045407401?
Median gross rent is $2,762/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045407401?
5.7% of residents in tract 42045407401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,931.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045407401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 32th, minority 27th, housing 64th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045407401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045407401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.78% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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