Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42045409903 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42045409903 · Delaware County, PA · pop 4,123
The Moderate-tier score of 5.6/10 for census tract 42045409903 reflects conditions in Delaware in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,515 a month against an average household income of $105,000 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,598
Renter share16.9%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$105,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delaware County and the region
Centroid at 39.9919, -75.3893 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42045409903 scores 2.7
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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,515 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 42045409903 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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)
- 29Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.9%Peak (2000)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 88% 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 42045409903
What moves this score most is 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 in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th 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 29 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42045409903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045409903?
Census tract 42045409903 in Delaware County scores 2.7/10 (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 42045409903?
Median gross rent is $1,515/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045409903?
4.5% of residents in tract 42045409903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,123.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045409903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 46th, minority 12th, housing 42th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045409903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045409903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.57% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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