Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42129806900 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42129806900 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 3,981
Census tract 42129806900 covers Westmoreland, home to 3,981 residents. For landlords it grades 4.6/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 25% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $791 a month against an average household income of $66,429 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,774
Renter share23.7%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$66,429
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.1608, -79.5207 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42129806900 scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$791 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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 42129806900 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 0%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42129806900
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 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 about the same as the Westmoreland County average of 4.7 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129806900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129806900?
Census tract 42129806900 in Westmoreland County scores 4.2/10 (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 42129806900?
Median gross rent is $791/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129806900?
14.4% of residents in tract 42129806900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,981.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129806900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 46th, minority 0th, housing 22th.
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