Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Olathe Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 20091052908 · Johnson County, KS · pop 5,226

For landlords sizing up Olathe, census tract 20091052908 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 12th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,170 a month while the average household earns $66,837 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 32% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units2,578

Renter share57.2%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate12.1%

Median income$66,837

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Olathe and the region

Centroid at 38.8906, -94.7772 · click any tract to drill in

Why Olathe scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Olathe

2.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Kansas legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

12.1% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,170 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Olathe

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Olathe

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Olathe

2.0

How Olathe compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

37%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
71%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.

11.8%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
29.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Olathe

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.7/10. 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 Olathe 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 Johnson County average of 3.9 and in line with the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 20091052908

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20091052908?

Census tract 20091052908 in Olathe 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 20091052908?

Median gross rent is $1,170/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20091052908?

12.1% of residents in tract 20091052908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,226.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20091052908?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 59th, minority 44th, housing 71th.

What share of households in tract 20091052908 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20091052908 compare to Olathe overall?

Tract 20091052908 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Olathe at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Olathe eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Olathe

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