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Eviction Risk in Central City , Phoenix

1 census tracts · pop 1,136 · pop-weighted composite 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7

Central City is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Phoenix with 1 census tract and a population of 1,136 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 13% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,280/month sits 19% lower than the Phoenix citywide median ($1,582).

Eviction Risk
5.7
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
52%
13% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,280
Median household income
$65,735
26.0% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Central City vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

Central City score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Central City: 5.75.7Central CityNeighborhoodParent city: 3.73.7Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · AZ
Corte Bella
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 6.0K
Peer · AZ
Dysart Ranch
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 11.6K
Peer · AZ
Papage Parkway No. 6
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.4K
Peer · AZ
Paradise Valley Mobilhome Park
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.0K
Comparison

Central City vs Phoenix

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.7 +54%
Phoenix: 3.7
Rent burden
51.9% +67%
Phoenix: 31.0%
Median gross rent
$1,280 -19%
Phoenix: $1,582
Median HH income
$65,735 -15%
Phoenix: $77,041
Poverty rate
26.0% +82%
Phoenix: 14.3%
Renter share
54.5% +28%
Phoenix: 42.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Central City

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 1,125 residents across all tracts in Central City. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 88.3% White (non-Hispanic): 10.8% Other / Multiracial: 1%
  • Hispanic / Latino 88.3%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 10.8%
  • Other / Multiracial 1%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Central City

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
04013117200 5.7 1,136 52% $1,280
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

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

Socioeconomic status 99%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 20%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Central City

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 93Total filings (sum)
  • 4.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.8%Peak year (2005)
  • 8.81%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central City

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

Frequently asked

About Central City

What is the eviction-risk score for Central City?

Central City scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 Central City compare to Phoenix overall?

Central City scores 2.0 points higher than Phoenix overall (3.7/10). Rent burden: 52% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,280 vs $1,582.

What is the median rent in Central City?

Median gross rent in Central City is $1,280/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Central City residents are renters?

55% of Central City households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 1,136 residents.

Is Central City a high social-vulnerability area?

Central City sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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