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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Kansas City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 29047020602 · Clay County, MO · pop 4,190 · 78% of tract blocks fall in Kansas City

Tract 29047020602 sits in Kansas City eviction risk, MO, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. Population here is 4,190. 79% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 48% Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units1,781
Renter share79.4%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate21.2%
Median income$57,386

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#28 of 163 tracts In Kansas City
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 55 tracts In Clay County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#68 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Very High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kansas City and the region

Centroid at 39.1629, -94.5130 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kansas City scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kansas City
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
21.2% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$993 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kansas City
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kansas City
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kansas City
4.0

How Kansas City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kansas City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 020602Kansas City: 4.04.0Kansas Cityparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,127Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 10.48%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.1%Peak (2010)
  • 96Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 290470206022008: 114 filings (10.80/100 renter HHs)2009: 116 filings (10.98/100 renter HHs)2010: 174 filings (14.11/100 renter HHs)2011: 152 filings (12.20/100 renter HHs)2012: 150 filings (12.04/100 renter HHs)2013: 122 filings (9.79/100 renter HHs)2014: 92 filings (7.38/100 renter HHs)2015: 111 filings (8.91/100 renter HHs)2017: 96 filings (8.14/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 16% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kansas City

Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Against the Clay County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.9/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.1/10.

Average gross rent is $993, 20% below the Kansas City average. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

The filing record is not thin: 1,127 evictions over 9 years of observation. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Filings peaked in 2010 at 14.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 10.5% of renter households face a filing.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 29047020602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29047020602?

Census tract 29047020602 in Kansas City scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 29047020602?

Median gross rent is $993/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29047020602?

21.2% of residents in tract 29047020602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,190.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29047020602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 87th, minority 56th, housing 92th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29047020602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,127 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 29047020602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.48% of renter households, peaking at 14.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 29047020602 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 14.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 29047020602 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 29047020602 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Kansas City at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kansas City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kansas City

Top eight tracts in Kansas City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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