Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42085032000 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42085032000 · Mercer County, PA · pop 4,932
Census tract 42085032000 belongs to Mercer in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It is home to 4,932 residents and scores 5.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #30,757 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,053 a month while the average household earns $52,908 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,046
Renter share18.9%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$52,908
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercer County and the region
Centroid at 41.4276, -80.4569 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42085032000 scores 4.6
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
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,053 rent vs county FMR
6.6
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 42085032000 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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)
- 62Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2002)
- 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 43% 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 42085032000
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Mercer County average of 5.2 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085032000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032000?
Census tract 42085032000 in Mercer County scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 42085032000?
Median gross rent is $1,053/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085032000?
15.4% of residents in tract 42085032000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,932.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085032000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 52th, minority 6th, housing 95th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085032000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42085032000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.31% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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