Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42045407802 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42045407802 ·
Delaware County, PA · pop 6,259
Tract 42045407802, home to 6,259 residents in Delaware, scores 4.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 22% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 13% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,715 monthly, set against $156,979 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%Stable renters 6%Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,191
Renter share6.8%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate1.1%
Median income$156,979
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
13th percentile
#133 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Very Low
Within state
15th percentile
#2,922 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
12th percentile
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delaware County and the region
Centroid at 39.9396, -75.3388 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42045407802 scores 2
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
1.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,715 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 42045407802 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
2%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
22%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
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 below the Delaware County average of 5.9 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 1st 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 42045407802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045407802?
Census tract 42045407802 in Delaware County 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 42045407802?
Median gross rent is $1,715/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045407802?
1.1% of residents in tract 42045407802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,259.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045407802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 10th, minority 22th, housing 5th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045407802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045407802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.94% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.