4 census tracts · pop 12,212 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Whittier is a 4-tract neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN, population 12,212. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 29.3% citywide, putting Whittier 20.6% over its own city.
This is a renter market: 86% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Filings are well documented here: 706 across 4 observed tracts. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 6.9% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,219, 11% below the Minneapolis average of $1,371.
The most recent observed rate, 2.6% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 75 neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 4 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Whittier vs MinneapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%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 Whittier
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
706Total filings (sum)
2.81%Avg annual filing rate
6.9%Peak year (2011)
2.42%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,173Total filings 2020-21
4.3Avg monthly observed
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.75×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 Whittier
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.1%Housing insecurity
11.5%Utility shutoff threat
22.2%Food insecurity
17.8%SNAP enrollment
12.5%No health insurance
29.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whittier
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whittier?
Whittier scores 8/10 (High tier) across 4 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 Whittier compare to Minneapolis overall?
Whittier scores 1.4 points higher than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,219 vs $1,371.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whittier?
Average gross rent in Whittier is $1,219/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whittier residents are renters?
86% of Whittier households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 12,212 residents.
Q5
Is Whittier a high social-vulnerability area?
Whittier sits in the 74th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Whittier have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whittier is census tract 27053006800 (score 8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Whittier for landlords?
Whittier carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Whittier?
Whittier has 12,522 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19%), Hispanic / Latino (16.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
