3 census tracts · pop 8,418 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Jordan takes in 3 census tracts of Minneapolis, MN, population 8,418. The Eviction Risk Score is 8/10, in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 39%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 29.3% citywide, putting Jordan 38.0% over its own city. SNAP participation is 36.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
20.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 1,150 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,553, 13% above the Minneapolis average of $1,371. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 46.8% of renter households. That places it #1 of 75 neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Jordan vs MinneapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Jordan
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,150Total filings (sum)
20.85%Avg annual filing rate
46.8%Peak year (2013)
16.97%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
650Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.60×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Jordan
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.6%Housing insecurity
19.5%Utility shutoff threat
38.0%Food insecurity
34.2%SNAP enrollment
16.8%No health insurance
37.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Jordan
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Jordan?
Jordan scores 8/10 (High 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 Jordan compare to Minneapolis overall?
Jordan scores 1.4 points higher than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,553 vs $1,371.
Q3
What is the average rent in Jordan?
Average gross rent in Jordan is $1,553/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Jordan residents are renters?
40% of Jordan households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 8,418 residents.
Q5
Is Jordan a high social-vulnerability area?
Jordan sits in the 96th 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 Jordan have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Jordan is census tract 27053125700 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Jordan for landlords?
Jordan carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 Jordan?
Jordan has 8,319 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (45.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.1%), Hispanic / Latino (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
