Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
Eighth Ward Eviction Risk: Elevated , Allentown
Tract 42077001700 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 4,980 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 42077001700 sits in the Eighth Ward area of Allentown eviction risk, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. Population here is 4,980. Severe burden reaches 36%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,349
Renter share49.4%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate29.0%
Median income$45,298
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allentown and the region
Centroid at 40.6101, -75.4830 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eighth Ward scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Allentown
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
29.0% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,394 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Allentown
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Allentown
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Allentown
5.5
How Eighth Ward compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 581Total filings over 7 yrs
- 15.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.0%Peak (2005)
- 92Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 26% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Eighth Ward. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eighth Ward
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.2/10. Set annual rent against average income of $45,298 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. It sits 1.9 points above the Lehigh County average of 4.7.
The poverty rate is 29%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 52% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Lehigh County average of 45.1%. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 7.3/10.
Court records carry 581 eviction filings across 7 observed years. The worst year on record was 2005, when 19.0% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 15.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 8.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.0 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,394, close to the Allentown average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42077001700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077001700?
Census tract 42077001700 in the Eighth Ward neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 42077001700?
Median gross rent is $1,394/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077001700?
29.0% of residents in tract 42077001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,980.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077001700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 86th, minority 88th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 42077001700 considered part of Eighth Ward?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077001700 fall within Eighth Ward (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077001700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 581 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077001700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.34% of renter households, peaking at 19.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077001700 compare to Allentown overall?
Tract 42077001700 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Allentown at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allentown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Allentown
Top eight tracts in Allentown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.6
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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