Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Lawrence Eviction Risk: Moderate

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

The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 20045000502 reflects conditions in Lawrence, Kansas. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,117 a month while the average household earns $69,457 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 74% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

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

Why Lawrence scores 5.4

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

68%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
56%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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
8.4%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
19.5%Frequent mental distress
28.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lawrence

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.3/10. 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 Lawrence 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 Douglas County average of 4.9 and above the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 20045000502

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

Census tract 20045000502 in Lawrence scores 5.4/10 (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 20045000502?

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

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.

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.

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.

How does tract 20045000502 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 20045000502 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Lawrence at 2.7/10. 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.