Trends in eviction filings:
Philadelphia
53,043
Filings since March 16, 20201,199
Filings in January 2024About this county
52%
nationally(46.74%)
Rent burdened residentsnationally22%
Poverty rate(12.75%)
Eviction Filings and Defaults in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a state-wide moratorium on evictions from March 19, 2020 to September 1, 2020.
The CDC moratorium was in place from September 4, 2020 through August 26, 2021.
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About the Data
Please cite the data as: Civil Court Data Initiative. Legal Services Corporation, 2022. (accessed TODAY’s DATE).
Eviction filing data for Philadelphia County were collected by Jonathan Pyle at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
Census data comes from the following 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year tables: B25070 (rent burden), B25032 (housing units), and B25008 (renter and total population).
