Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Latonka Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42085032502 · Mercer County, PA · pop 2,141 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Lake Latonka
Lake Latonka in Mercer County is where census tract 42085032502 sits, home to 2,141 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.1/10. That is riskier than about 13% of US census tracts.
20% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $940 a month against an average household income of $77,917 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units843
Renter share8.2%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$77,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Latonka and the region
Centroid at 41.2686, -80.0896 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Latonka scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Latonka
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$940 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Latonka
2.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Latonka
1.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Latonka
2.2
How Lake Latonka compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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)
- 14Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2002)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Latonka
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 inherited from Lake Latonka, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Mercer County average of 5.2 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 14 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085032502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032502?
Census tract 42085032502 in Lake Latonka 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 42085032502?
Median gross rent is $940/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085032502?
8.2% of residents in tract 42085032502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,141.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085032502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 76th, minority 2th, housing 27th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085032502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42085032502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.13% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42085032502 compare to Lake Latonka overall?
Tract 42085032502 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Latonka at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Latonka; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Latonka
Top eight tracts in Lake Latonka ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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