1 census tracts · pop 5,082 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Hiawatha is a one-tract neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN, population 5,082. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
Cost burden runs 40% against 29.3% citywide, putting Hiawatha 11.1% over its own city. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
18% 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. Average gross rent is $1,672, 22% above the Minneapolis average of $1,371. Court records for this tract carry 62 eviction filings.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 7.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 7.5% of adults, 10.3 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 5.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.0% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Minneapolis, it ranks #60 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, East Bde Maka Ska and Downtown East score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hiawatha vs MinneapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hiawatha
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
62Total filings (sum)
2.82%Avg annual filing rate
5.4%Peak year (2009)
2.02%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
127Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.97×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hiawatha
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.1%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
6.0%No health insurance
24.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hiawatha
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hiawatha?
Hiawatha scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 Hiawatha compare to Minneapolis overall?
Hiawatha scores 0.7 points lower than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,672 vs $1,371.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hiawatha?
Average gross rent in Hiawatha is $1,672/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hiawatha residents are renters?
40% of Hiawatha households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 5,082 residents.
Q5
Is Hiawatha a high social-vulnerability area?
Hiawatha sits in the 49th 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 Hiawatha for landlords?
Hiawatha carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 Minneapolis as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hiawatha?
Hiawatha has 5,241 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.1%), Hispanic / Latino (10.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
