Eviction Risk in Shawnee Heights , Kansas City
2 census tracts · pop 5,535 · pop-weighted composite 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1
Shawnee Heights is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Kansas City with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,535 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,157/month sits 3% higher than the Kansas City citywide median ($1,123).
Shawnee Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Shawnee Heights vs Kansas City
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 5,489 residents across all tracts in Shawnee Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 34.4%
- White (non-Hispanic) 55.5%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 5.4%
- Other / Multiracial 4.7%
2 tracts in Shawnee Heights
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20209043000 | 5.1 | 3,399 | 43% | $1,240 |
| 20209043400 | 5.1 | 2,136 | 57% | $1,026 |
CDC SVI percentile: 62
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Shawnee Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 11Total filings (sum)
- 5.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak year (2016)
- 5.00%Latest filed (2016)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Shawnee Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 16.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.1%Utility shutoff threat
- 18.5%Food insecurity
- 9.9%SNAP enrollment
- 17.8%No health insurance
- 30.2%Any disability
About Shawnee Heights
What is the eviction-risk score for Shawnee Heights?
Shawnee Heights scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Shawnee Heights compare to Kansas City overall?
Shawnee Heights scores 1.5 points higher than Kansas City overall (3.6/10). Rent burden: 48% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,157 vs $1,123.
What is the median rent in Shawnee Heights?
Median gross rent in Shawnee eviction risk Heights is $1,157/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Shawnee Heights residents are renters?
26% of Shawnee Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 5,535 residents.
Is Shawnee Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Shawnee Heights sits in the 62th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.