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Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia

Tract 42101000500 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 3,057 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 42101000500 covers the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Home to 3,057 residents, it scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,859 a month while the average household earns $68,977 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 94% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 52% Owners 7%
Tract context
Occupied units1,480
Renter share93.9%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate18.1%
Median income$68,977

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Chinatown
Moderate
Within parent city
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#226 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia
Moderate
Within county
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#227 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia County
Moderate
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#706 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region

Centroid at 39.9520, -75.1582 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chinatown scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
18.1% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,859 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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.
Chinatown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 000500Philadelphia: 5.55.5Philadelphiaparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 126Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 4.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2016)
  • 40Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 421010005002010: 34 filings (5.32/100 renter HHs)2011: 24 filings (3.14/100 renter HHs)2012: 28 filings (3.66/100 renter HHs)2016: 40 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 18% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 204Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.84×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-03-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.32× baseline)2020-10-01: 3 filings (0.63× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2021-01-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2021-02-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2021-03-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 7 filings (1.47× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-02-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2022-03-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-04-01: 2 filings (0.62× baseline)2022-05-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2022-06-01: 5 filings (2.86× baseline)2022-07-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2022-08-01: 6 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-09-01: 6 filings (0.96× baseline)2022-10-01: 9 filings (1.89× baseline)2022-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 4 filings (1.14× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2023-03-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (0.62× baseline)2023-05-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2023-06-01: 5 filings (2.86× baseline)2023-07-01: 5 filings (2.86× baseline)2023-08-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2023-09-01: 2 filings (0.32× baseline)2023-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2024-01-01: 17 filings (8.50× baseline)2024-02-01: 6 filings (2.67× baseline)2024-03-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 4 filings (1.23× baseline)2024-05-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2024-06-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2024-07-01: 5 filings (2.86× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2024-09-01: 3 filings (0.48× baseline)2024-10-01: 4 filings (0.84× baseline)2024-11-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2024-12-01: 6 filings (1.71× baseline)2025-01-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 6 filings (2.67× baseline)2025-03-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-04-01: 3 filings (0.92× baseline)2025-05-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2025-06-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2025-07-01: 4 filings (2.29× baseline)2025-08-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2025-09-01: 6 filings (0.96× baseline)2025-10-01: 2 filings (0.42× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2026-01-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. 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 Philadelphia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 126 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 4.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 69th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42101000500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101000500?

Census tract 42101000500 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 42101000500?

Median gross rent is $1,859/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101000500?

18.1% of residents in tract 42101000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,057.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 5th, minority 76th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 42101000500 considered part of Chinatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101000500 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101000500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 126 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.17% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 42101000500 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.84× 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 42101000500 compare to Philadelphia overall?

Tract 42101000500 scores 5.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Philadelphia at 5.5/10. 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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