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Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Tucson Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 04019002904 · Pima, AZ · pop 3,389

Census tract 04019002904 covers part of Tucson, AZ, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,389 residents. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 16% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,693
Renter share33.0%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$53,371

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#85 of 143 tracts In Tucson
Moderate
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#99 of 270 tracts In Pima
Elevated
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#537 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tucson and the region

Centroid at 32.2536, -110.8840 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tucson scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tucson
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,237 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tucson
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tucson
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tucson
4.5

How Tucson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tucson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 002904Tucson: 3.83.8Tucsonparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 222Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 2.77%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.1%Peak (2004)
  • 15Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040190029042004: 28 filings (4.09/100 renter HHs)2005: 10 filings (1.56/100 renter HHs)2006: 10 filings (1.56/100 renter HHs)2007: 24 filings (3.75/100 renter HHs)2008: 25 filings (3.91/100 renter HHs)2009: 23 filings (3.59/100 renter HHs)2010: 12 filings (1.68/100 renter HHs)2011: 9 filings (1.35/100 renter HHs)2012: 19 filings (2.84/100 renter HHs)2013: 22 filings (3.29/100 renter HHs)2016: 25 filings (3.50/100 renter HHs)2017: 15 filings (2.10/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 46% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tucson

Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.

roughly one in two of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Pima County average of 43.8%. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.2/10. Court records carry 222 eviction filings across 12 observed years.

SNAP participation runs 6.9% against 15.2% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 6.7% against 14.2% nationally.

Filings peaked in 2004 at 4.1% of renter households. At $1,237 a month, rents run 8% over what the rest of Tucson commands. In a typical year about 2.8% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.3/10.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 04019002904

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04019002904?

Census tract 04019002904 in Tucson scores 4.3/10 (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 04019002904?

Median gross rent is $1,237/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04019002904?

14.1% of residents in tract 04019002904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,389.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04019002904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 53th, minority 41th, housing 98th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04019002904?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 222 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 04019002904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.77% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 04019002904 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 04019002904 compare to Tucson overall?

Tract 04019002904 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Tucson at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tucson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tucson

Top eight tracts in Tucson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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