Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Darktown Eviction Risk: Lower , Hokendauqua
Tract 42077005602 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 5,389 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Here is how census tract 42077005602, in Darktown in Hokendauqua, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,389. On the national scale it ranks #46,408 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,229 a month against an average household income of $81,633 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,112
Renter share27.4%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$81,633
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hokendauqua and the region
Centroid at 40.6590, -75.4947 · click any tract to drill in
Why Darktown scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hokendauqua
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,229 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hokendauqua
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hokendauqua
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hokendauqua
2.7
How Darktown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 152Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2000)
- 25Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 24% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Darktown
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. 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 inherited from Hokendauqua, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lehigh County average of 5.8 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 49th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 152 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.6% 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 42077005602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077005602?
Census tract 42077005602 in the Darktown neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 42077005602?
Median gross rent is $1,229/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077005602?
3.9% of residents in tract 42077005602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,389.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077005602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 94th, minority 38th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 42077005602 considered part of Darktown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077005602 fall within Darktown (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077005602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 152 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077005602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.27% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077005602 compare to Hokendauqua overall?
Tract 42077005602 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Hokendauqua at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hokendauqua; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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