Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Donegal Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42129808600 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 4,278 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Donegal

With a score of 4.5/10, tract 42129808600 in Donegal ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,278 residents. That is riskier than about 22% of US census tracts.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $782 monthly, set against $60,877 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 8% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units1,938

Renter share13.3%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate11.3%

Median income$60,877

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Donegal and the region

Centroid at 40.1362, -79.3164 · click any tract to drill in

Why Donegal scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Donegal

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.6

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

11.3% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$782 rent vs county FMR

1.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Donegal

2.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Donegal

6.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Donegal

2.2

How Donegal compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

41%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
6%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Donegal

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Donegal, 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 33rd 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 42129808600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129808600?

Census tract 42129808600 in Donegal scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 42129808600?

Median gross rent is $782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42129808600?

11.3% of residents in tract 42129808600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,278.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42129808600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 38th, minority 6th, housing 41th.

How does tract 42129808600 compare to Donegal overall?

Tract 42129808600 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Donegal at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Donegal; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.