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Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

Lawrence Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 20045000502 · Douglas County, KS · pop 5,720

With a score of 5.3/10, tract 20045000502 in Lawrence, KS reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 46% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units2,213
Renter share74.0%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate25.2%
Median income$69,457

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 24 tracts In Lawrence
Elevated
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 27 tracts In Douglas County
Elevated
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 829 tracts In Kansas
Very High
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,095 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 38.9672, -95.2512 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lawrence scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lawrence
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
25.2% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,117 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lawrence
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lawrence
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lawrence
3.5

How Lawrence compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lawrence risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 0005024.0Lawrenceparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county3.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lawrence

74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

38% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Douglas County average of 47.5%. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Against the Douglas County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. SNAP participation runs 7.1% against 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7/10.

Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the KS average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 20045000502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20045000502?

Census tract 20045000502 in Lawrence scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 20045000502?

Median gross rent is $1,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 20045000502?

25.2% of residents in tract 20045000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,720.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 20045000502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 2th, minority 32th, housing 56th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 20045000502 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 20045000502 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 20045000502 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lawrence at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lawrence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lawrence

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

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