Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Mercer Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42085032602 · Mercer County, PA · pop 4,805 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Mercer
For landlords sizing up Mercer, census tract 42085032602 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #33,984 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $685 a month against an average household income of $58,828 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,275
Renter share32.4%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$58,828
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercer and the region
Centroid at 41.2040, -80.1742 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mercer scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mercer
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
11.8% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$685 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mercer
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mercer
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mercer
6.1
How Mercer compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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)
- 123Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.83%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.2%Peak (2006)
- 28Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mercer
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Mercer, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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 123 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085032602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032602?
Census tract 42085032602 in Mercer scores 5/10 (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 42085032602?
Median gross rent is $685/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085032602?
11.8% of residents in tract 42085032602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085032602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 37th, minority 26th, housing 78th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085032602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 123 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42085032602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.83% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42085032602 compare to Mercer overall?
Tract 42085032602 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Mercer at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mercer; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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