Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42085031900 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42085031900 · Mercer County, PA · pop 4,573
With a score of 3.2/10, tract 42085031900 in Mercer County, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,573 residents. 54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Mercer County average of 38.3%.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,023
Renter share29.3%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$64,542
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercer County and the region
Centroid at 41.4192, -80.3536 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42085031900 scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$811 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 42085031900 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 76Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2006)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 220% 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 42085031900
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.
15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 76 evictions over 7 years of observation. It sits 0.8 points below the Mercer County average of 4.0.
Filings peaked in 2006 at 3.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.0% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #63,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $64,542, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler. Average gross rent runs $811 a month.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085031900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085031900?
Census tract 42085031900 in Mercer County scores 3.2/10 (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 42085031900?
Median gross rent is $811/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085031900?
7.4% of residents in tract 42085031900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,573.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085031900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 58th, minority 4th, housing 49th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085031900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 76 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42085031900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.98% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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