2 census tracts · pop 11,244 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.1–3.3
Elk Creek spans 2 census tracts of Bel Aire, KS and houses 11,244 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.2/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 27.9% citywide, putting Elk Creek 17.1% over its own city.
The voucher gap is 53.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 9.2/10. 24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. SNAP participation is 5.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,528, 7% below the Bel Aire average of $1,649. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 3.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Elk Creek vs Bel AireHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Elk Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.4%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility shutoff threat
10.5%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
28.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Elk Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Elk Creek?
Elk Creek scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Elk Creek compare to Bel Aire overall?
Elk Creek scores 0.6 points lower than Bel Aire overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,528 vs $1,649.
Q3
What is the average rent in Elk Creek?
Average gross rent in Elk Creek is $1,528/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Elk Creek residents are renters?
23% of Elk Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Bel Aire). The neighborhood has 11,244 residents.
Q5
Is Elk Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Elk Creek sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Elk Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Elk Creek is census tract 20173010106 (score 3.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 3.3, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Elk Creek for landlords?
Elk Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bel Aire as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Elk Creek?
Elk Creek has 11,389 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.3%), Hispanic / Latino (10.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
