1 census tracts · pop 4,054 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.7–4.7
Applegate is a one-tract neighborhood of Little Rock, AR, population 4,054. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. 52% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 74% against 29.6% citywide, putting Applegate 43.9% over its own city. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 43%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $28,092 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $845, 24% below the Little Rock average of $1,106.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. 21.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Disability prevalence reaches 45.5% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. That places it #1 of 21 neighborhoods in Little Rock. For a like-for-like read, Brownwood Terrace and Westwood score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Applegate vs Little RockHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Applegate
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.5%Housing insecurity
26.8%Utility shutoff threat
42.7%Food insecurity
34.0%SNAP enrollment
21.8%No health insurance
45.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Applegate
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Applegate?
Applegate scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Applegate compare to Little Rock overall?
Applegate scores 1.4 points higher than Little Rock overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 74% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $845 vs $1,106.
Q3
What is the average rent in Applegate?
Average gross rent in Applegate is $845/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Applegate residents are renters?
66% of Applegate households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Little Rock). The neighborhood has 4,054 residents.
Q5
Is Applegate a high social-vulnerability area?
Applegate sits in the 96th 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.
Q6
How safe is Applegate for landlords?
Applegate carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Little Rock as a whole (3.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Applegate?
Applegate has 3,905 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (68.7%), Hispanic / Latino (17.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
