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

Junction City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 20061000402 · Geary County, KS · pop 2,199

With a score of 3/10, tract 20061000402 in Junction City, KS reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,199. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1.4/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 21% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units895
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate16.2%
Median income$86,450

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 8 tracts In Junction City
Low
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 11 tracts In Geary County
Low
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#559 of 829 tracts In Kansas
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Junction City and the region

Centroid at 39.0204, -96.8436 · click any tract to drill in

Why Junction City scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Junction City
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.2% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$943 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Junction City
1.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Junction City
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Junction City
2.2

How Junction City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Junction City risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0004023.4Junction Cityparent city3.6Countyavg tract in county3.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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 Junction City

Against Geary County at 38.8%, 28% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10.

The severe-burden share is 20%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10.

Against the Geary County average of 3.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $86,450, annual rent is just 13%.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $943, close to the Junction City average.

29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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 20061000402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20061000402?

Census tract 20061000402 in Junction City 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 20061000402?

Median gross rent is $943/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 20061000402?

16.2% of residents in tract 20061000402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,199.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 20061000402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 95th, minority 47th, housing 6th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 20061000402 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 20061000402 compare to Junction City overall?

Tract 20061000402 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Junction City at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Junction City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Junction City

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

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