Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Mercer Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42085032602 · Mercer County, PA · pop 4,805 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Mercer
With a score of 4.4/10, tract 42085032602 in Mercer, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,805. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10.
Risk score
4.4
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
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercer and the region
Centroid at 41.2040, -80.1742 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mercer scores 4.4
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
Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.
Against Mercer County at 38.3%, 44% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.5/10. Court records carry 123 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2006 at 6.2% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.8% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 49th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 6.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $58,828, annual rent is just 14%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Mercer County average of 4.0 closely. Average gross rent is $685, close to the Mercer average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085032602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032602?
Census tract 42085032602 in Mercer scores 4.4/10 (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 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Mercer at 4.3/10. 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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