Census Tract · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

Kansas City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 29165030004 · Platte County, MO · pop 5,304

Tract 29165030004 sits in Kansas City eviction risk, MO, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. Population here is 5,304. Cost burden runs 20% here against 36.4% across Platte County.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 24% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units2,044

Renter share29.8%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$95,795

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kansas City and the region

Centroid at 39.2082, -94.6273 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kansas City scores 4.1

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

8.2% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,154 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

42%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
39%Racial/ethnic minority
46%Housing & transportation

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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
8.1%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
32.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kansas City

Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.1/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 2.1/10. 8% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $95,795, annual rent is just 14%. It tracks the Platte County average of 3.9 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,154, close to the Kansas City average. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 29165030004

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29165030004?

Census tract 29165030004 in Kansas City scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 29165030004?

Median gross rent is $1,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 29165030004?

8.2% of residents in tract 29165030004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,304.

How socially vulnerable is tract 29165030004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 44th, minority 39th, housing 46th.

What share of households in tract 29165030004 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 29165030004 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 29165030004 scores 4.1/10, right in line with 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.

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