Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Fort Smith Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 05131001102 · Sebastian County, AR · pop 3,370 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Fort Smith

Census tract 05131001102 covers part of Fort Smith, AR, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,370. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 38% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,457

Renter share57.4%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate11.9%

Median income$62,339

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Smith and the region

Centroid at 35.3363, -94.3633 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fort Smith scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fort Smith

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.2

State political climate

Arkansas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

11.9% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$948 rent vs county FMR

5.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fort Smith

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fort Smith

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fort Smith

1.5

How Fort Smith compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

66%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
36%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.

13.0%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
15.8%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
10.9%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
34.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fort Smith

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the softer side, housing-court posture reads 1.5/10. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

33% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Sebastian County average of 38.9%. Against the Sebastian County average of 3.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.6/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $948, close to the Fort Smith average.

Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $62,339. 57% 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 05131001102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05131001102?

Census tract 05131001102 in Fort Smith scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 05131001102?

Median gross rent is $948/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 05131001102?

11.9% of residents in tract 05131001102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,370.

How socially vulnerable is tract 05131001102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 74th, minority 59th, housing 36th.

What share of households in tract 05131001102 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 05131001102 compare to Fort Smith overall?

Tract 05131001102 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Fort Smith at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Smith eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fort Smith

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