3 census tracts · pop 6,237 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 6.5–8
Central takes in 3 census tracts of Minneapolis, MN and houses 6,237 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs about half against 29.3% citywide, putting Central 23.0% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.5 to 8, a 1.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 310 across 3 observed tracts.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 8.2% of renter households.
17.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Average gross rent is $1,501, 9% above the Minneapolis average of $1,371. The most recent observed rate, 3.9% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #38 of 75 neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Central vs MinneapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
310Total filings (sum)
6.18%Avg annual filing rate
8.2%Peak year (2011)
3.93%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
182Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.87×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.7%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
18.1%SNAP enrollment
17.6%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central?
Central scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Central compare to Minneapolis overall?
Central scores 0.4 points higher than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,501 vs $1,371.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central?
Average gross rent in Central is $1,501/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central residents are renters?
44% of Central households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 6,237 residents.
Q5
Is Central a high social-vulnerability area?
Central sits in the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Central have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central is census tract 27053008300 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 8, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Central for landlords?
Central carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Minneapolis as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central?
Central has 6,605 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (37.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.3%), Hispanic / Latino (23.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
