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Eviction Risk in Carlton Park , Salem

1 census tracts · pop 6,323 · pop-weighted composite 6.1/10 · range 6.1–6.1

Carlton Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Salem with 1 census tract and a population of 6,323 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $941/month sits 17% lower than the Salem citywide median ($1,133).

Eviction Risk
6.1
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
50%
23% severely burdened
Median rent
$941
Median household income
$70,500
12.6% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Carlton Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Carlton Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Carlton Park: 6.16.1Carlton ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 5.95.9Parent cityhost cityState: 5.35.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · VA
Huddleston Court
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.6K
Peer · VA
Karen Hills
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.9K
Peer · VA
Wedgewood Forest
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.3K
Peer · VA
Westward Lakes
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.9K
Comparison

Carlton Park vs Salem

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.1 +3%
Salem: 5.9
Rent burden
50.0% +65%
Salem: 30.3%
Median gross rent
$941 -17%
Salem: $1,133
Median HH income
$70,500 +6%
Salem: $66,716
Poverty rate
12.6% +16%
Salem: 10.9%
Renter share
39.9% +7%
Salem: 37.2%
Where

Tract centroids in Carlton Park

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 6,313 residents across all tracts in Carlton Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 8.4% White (non-Hispanic): 72.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 14.8% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.5% Other / Multiracial: 4.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 8.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 72.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 14.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.5%
  • Other / Multiracial 4.2%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Carlton Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
51775010100 6.1 6,323 50% $941
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 48

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 39%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 23%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Carlton Park

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 367Total filings (sum)
  • 19.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.0%Peak year (2015)
  • 16.06%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carlton Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Carlton Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Carlton Park?

Carlton Park scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Carlton Park compare to Salem overall?

Carlton Park scores 0.2 points higher than Salem overall (5.9/10). Rent burden: 50% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $941 vs $1,133.

What is the median rent in Carlton Park?

Median gross rent in Carlton Park is $941/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Carlton Park residents are renters?

40% of Carlton Park households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Salem). The neighborhood has 6,323 residents.

Is Carlton Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Carlton Park sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.