Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Americus Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 20111000700 ·
Lyon County, KS · pop 2,317 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Americus
With a score of 3/10, tract 20111000700 in Americus, KS reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Cost burden runs 49% here against 33.8% across Lyon County.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 10%Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units887
Renter share19.5%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$92,944
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Americus
Moderate
Within county
9th percentile
#11 of 12 tracts In Lyon County
Very Low
Within state
33th percentile
#559 of 829 tracts In Kansas
Low
National
20th percentile
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Americus and the region
Centroid at 38.4601, -96.2875 · click any tract to drill in
Why Americus scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Americus
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$944 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Americus
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Americus
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Americus
6.2
How Americus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.9%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
8.6%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
14.5%Frequent mental distress
28.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Americus
The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1.5/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.9/10.
At $944 a month, rents run 25% over what the rest of Americus commands. The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10. SNAP participation runs 4.7% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 8.6% against 17.8% nationally.
It sits 0.7 points below the Lyon County average of 3.7. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 4.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $92,944, annual rent is just 12%.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 20111000700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20111000700?
Census tract 20111000700 in Americus 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 20111000700?
Median gross rent is $944/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20111000700?
7.6% of residents in tract 20111000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,317.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20111000700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 50th, minority 14th, housing 48th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 20111000700 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 20111000700 compare to Americus overall?
Tract 20111000700 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Americus at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Americus; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.