Census Tract · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Conway Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 05045030900 · Faulkner County, AR · pop 3,579

Census tract 05045030900 belongs to Conway, Arkansas. It is home to 3,579 residents and scores 4.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 33rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $901 monthly, set against $28,797 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 85% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 58% Stable renters 26% Owners 16%

Tract context

Occupied units1,474

Renter share84.7%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate39.0%

Median income$28,797

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Conway and the region

Centroid at 35.0754, -92.4329 · click any tract to drill in

Why Conway scores 6.6

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

39.0% poverty · this tract

9.7

Supply constraint

$901 rent vs county FMR

3.7

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: 94

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

91%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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.

24.7%Housing insecurity
19.5%Utility-shutoff threat
34.8%Food insecurity
25.9%SNAP enrollment
19.8%Transit barriers
17.1%No health insurance
25.9%Frequent mental distress
46.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Conway

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.7/10. 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 above the Faulkner County average of 4.1 and above the Arkansas statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 05045030900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05045030900?

Census tract 05045030900 in Conway scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 05045030900?

Median gross rent is $901/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 05045030900?

39.0% of residents in tract 05045030900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,579.

How socially vulnerable is tract 05045030900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 52th, minority 60th, housing 100th.

What share of households in tract 05045030900 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.7% 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. 19.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 05045030900 compare to Conway overall?

Tract 05045030900 scores 6.6/10, 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.