Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Conway Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 05045030502 · Faulkner County, AR · pop 4,540

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 05045030502 (Conway, Arkansas) comes in at $1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 13% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $939 a month against an average household income of $51,250 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 37% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units2,145

Renter share59.8%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate21.7%

Median income$51,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Conway and the region

Centroid at 35.1091, -92.4493 · click any tract to drill in

Why Conway scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Conway

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.5

State political climate

Arkansas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

21.7% poverty · this tract

5.4

Supply constraint

$939 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Conway

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Conway

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Conway

2.0

How Conway compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

51%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
80%Housing & transportation

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.

17.2%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
21.3%Food insecurity
14.2%SNAP enrollment
12.3%Transit barriers
11.2%No health insurance
21.4%Frequent mental distress
38.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Conway

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Conway eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Faulkner County average of 4.1 and in line with the Arkansas statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 05045030502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05045030502?

Census tract 05045030502 in Conway scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 05045030502?

Median gross rent is $939/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 05045030502?

21.7% of residents in tract 05045030502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,540.

How socially vulnerable is tract 05045030502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 68th, minority 59th, housing 80th.

What share of households in tract 05045030502 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.2% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 05045030502 compare to Conway overall?

Tract 05045030502 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Conway at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Conway eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Conway

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