Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101000200 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 3,486 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
42101000200 is a census tract in the Chinatown area of Philadelphia, PA. It scores 6.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,486 residents. 34% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,742
Renter share53.5%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate24.3%
Median income$97,256
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9554, -75.1569 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Philadelphia
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
24.3% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,768 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Philadelphia
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
How Chinatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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)
- 36Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2016)
- 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 250% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 36Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.71×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Chinatown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chinatown
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.2/10. Running hot, regional political climate reads 8.2/10.
Average gross rent is $1,768, 27% above the Philadelphia average. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8/10.
Court records carry 36 eviction filings across 4 observed years. Filings peaked in 2016 at 2.5% of renter households.
In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #17,132 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 7.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 47% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 42101000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101000200?
Census tract 42101000200 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 42101000200?
Median gross rent is $1,768/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101000200?
24.3% of residents in tract 42101000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,486.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 27th, minority 73th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 42101000200 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101000200 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101000200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 36 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101000200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.54% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101000200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.71× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 42101000200 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101000200 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Philadelphia
Top eight tracts in Philadelphia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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