1 census tracts · pop 4,667 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Kechi maps to a single census tract in Wichita, KS and houses 4,667 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The voucher gap is 34.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Average gross rent is $1,338, 37% above the Wichita average of $975. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 8.4/10. roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Wichita rate of 27.5%.
The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. SNAP participation is 5.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 9.6% of adults, 8.2 points below the national rate. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Wichita, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third. At 20% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Reed's Cove and Bradford Place score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to 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
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kechi vs WichitaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kechi
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.4%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
5.0%SNAP enrollment
6.9%No health insurance
24.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kechi
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kechi?
Kechi scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Kechi compare to Wichita overall?
Kechi scores 0.4 points lower than Wichita overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,338 vs $975.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kechi?
Average gross rent in Kechi is $1,338/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kechi residents are renters?
20% of Kechi households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Wichita). The neighborhood has 4,667 residents.
Q5
Is Kechi a high social-vulnerability area?
Kechi sits in the 25th 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
How safe is Kechi for landlords?
Kechi carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wichita as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kechi?
Kechi has 4,851 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.2%), Other / Multiracial (10.5%), Hispanic / Latino (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
