2 census tracts · pop 4,393 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.1–5.4
Dunbar spans 2 census tracts of Kansas City, MO and houses 4,393 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Kansas City baseline of 30.0%, 65% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
28% 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. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 29.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Set annual rent against average household income of $34,235 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. At $916 a month, rents sit 26% under what the rest of Kansas City commands.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Food insecurity affects 35.0% of adults, 17.2 points above the national rate.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 3,471 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 34.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 14.9% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #38 by risk, the middle third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dunbar vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dunbar
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,471Total filings (sum)
21.42%Avg annual filing rate
34.1%Peak year (2009)
14.26%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,604Total filings 2020-21
9.7Avg monthly observed
8.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.09×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dunbar
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.6%Housing insecurity
23.6%Utility shutoff threat
35.3%Food insecurity
32.0%SNAP enrollment
14.9%No health insurance
46.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dunbar
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dunbar?
Dunbar scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Dunbar compare to Kansas City overall?
Dunbar scores 1.2 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $916 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dunbar?
Average gross rent in Dunbar is $916/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dunbar residents are renters?
59% of Dunbar households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 4,393 residents.
Q5
Is Dunbar a high social-vulnerability area?
Dunbar sits in the 94th 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 Dunbar have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dunbar is census tract 29095016300 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.4, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Dunbar for landlords?
Dunbar carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kansas City as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dunbar?
Dunbar has 4,573 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.4%), Hispanic / Latino (12.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
