Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Wichita Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 20173006800 · Sedgwick County, KS · pop 4,437

With a score of 4.9/10, tract 20173006800 in Wichita ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,437 residents. That is riskier than about 35% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $780 a month against an average household income of $32,244 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 33% Owners 27%

Tract context

Occupied units1,976

Renter share72.9%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate35.8%

Median income$32,244

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wichita and the region

Centroid at 37.6634, -97.2728 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wichita scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wichita

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Kansas legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

35.8% poverty · this tract

8.9

Supply constraint

$780 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wichita

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wichita

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wichita

2.5

How Wichita compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

99%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
35%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.

32.2%Housing insecurity
26.9%Utility-shutoff threat
45.0%Food insecurity
38.2%SNAP enrollment
21.8%Transit barriers
24.1%No health insurance
23.9%Frequent mental distress
48.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wichita

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.9/10. 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 Wichita eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Sedgwick County average of 4.2 and above the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 32.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 26.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 90th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 20173006800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20173006800?

Census tract 20173006800 in Wichita scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 20173006800?

Median gross rent is $780/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20173006800?

35.8% of residents in tract 20173006800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,437.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20173006800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 93th, minority 78th, housing 35th.

What share of households in tract 20173006800 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.2% 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. 26.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20173006800 compare to Wichita overall?

Tract 20173006800 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Wichita at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wichita eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wichita

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