Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42085033100 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42085033100 · Mercer County, PA · pop 4,694
Here is how census tract 42085033100, in Mercer, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,694. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $911 a month while the average household earns $74,228 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,871
Renter share15.9%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$74,228
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercer County and the region
Centroid at 41.1375, -80.2005 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42085033100 scores 3.7
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
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$911 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 42085033100 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 13Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2000)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 80% 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 42085033100
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 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 13 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.4% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085033100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085033100?
Census tract 42085033100 in Mercer County scores 3.7/10 (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 42085033100?
Median gross rent is $911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085033100?
9.4% of residents in tract 42085033100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,694.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085033100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 54th, minority 4th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085033100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 42085033100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.26% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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