Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Latrobe Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42129807500 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,128
Latrobe anchors census tract 42129807500, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 25% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $823 monthly, set against $62,969 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units936
Renter share24.0%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$62,969
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Latrobe and the region
Centroid at 40.3212, -79.3907 · click any tract to drill in
Why Latrobe scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Latrobe
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$823 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Latrobe
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Latrobe
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Latrobe
6.8
How Latrobe compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Latrobe
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk 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 inherited from Latrobe, 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 37th 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 42129807500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129807500?
Census tract 42129807500 in Latrobe scores 4.5/10 (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 42129807500?
Median gross rent is $823/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129807500?
10.1% of residents in tract 42129807500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,128.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129807500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 75th, minority 1th, housing 46th.
Q5
How does tract 42129807500 compare to Latrobe overall?
Tract 42129807500 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Latrobe at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Latrobe; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Latrobe
Top eight tracts in Latrobe ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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