Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
13.0%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
8.2%Transit barriers
9.9%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bentonville
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
The voucher gap is 23.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. The severe-burden share is 8%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. SNAP participation runs 7.7% against 15.2% nationally.
That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.8/10. Against average income of $98,979, annual rent is just 17%.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 29% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Benton County average of 3.6 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,377, close to the Bentonville average. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 05007020903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05007020903?
Census tract 05007020903 in Bentonville scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 05007020903?
Median gross rent is $1,377/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 05007020903?
11.5% of residents in tract 05007020903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,893.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 05007020903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 9th, minority 56th, housing 22th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 05007020903 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 05007020903 compare to Bentonville overall?
Tract 05007020903 scores 3.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Bentonville at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bentonville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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