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Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Olathe Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 20091053557 · Johnson County, KS · pop 2,281

Olathe anchors census tract 20091053557, which lands at 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #75,249 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,030 monthly, set against $53,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 28% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units993
Renter share48.6%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$53,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 32 tracts In Olathe
Very High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 154 tracts In Johnson County
Very High
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#440 of 829 tracts In Kansas
Moderate
National
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#53,267 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Olathe and the region

Centroid at 38.8758, -94.8151 · click any tract to drill in

Why Olathe scores 3.3

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
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,030 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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.
Olathe risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 053557Olathe: 2.12.1Olatheparent cityCounty: 1.91.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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 Olathe

What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.6/10. 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 below 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 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 20091053557

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20091053557?

Census tract 20091053557 in Olathe scores 3.3/10 (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 20091053557?

Median gross rent is $1,030/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 20091053557?

14.2% of residents in tract 20091053557 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,281.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 20091053557?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 66th, minority 54th, housing 51th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 20091053557 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.6% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 20091053557 compare to Olathe overall?

Tract 20091053557 scores 3.3/10, 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.

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