1 census tracts · pop 1,265 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Washington Wheatley is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO and houses 1,265 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 25.2% 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.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $953 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Kansas City commands.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Court records for this tract carry 331 eviction filings. 35% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Kansas City rate of 30.0%.
The poverty rate is 16%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 10.9% of renter households. 17.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Recent filings have not receded much: 17.4% in 2017 against a 10.9% peak. That places it #39 of 66 neighborhoods in Kansas City. For a like-for-like read, North Indian Mound and Marlborough Heights score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Washington Wheatley vs Kansas CityHow 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 & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Washington Wheatley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
331Total filings (sum)
10.41%Avg annual filing rate
10.9%Peak year (2007)
17.41%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
96Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.74×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Washington Wheatley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.0%Housing insecurity
25.2%Utility shutoff threat
38.9%Food insecurity
35.1%SNAP enrollment
17.8%No health insurance
49.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Washington Wheatley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Washington Wheatley?
Washington Wheatley scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Washington Wheatley compare to Kansas City overall?
Washington Wheatley scores 0.8 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $953 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Washington Wheatley?
Average gross rent in Washington eviction laws Wheatley is $953/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Washington Wheatley residents are renters?
35% of Washington Wheatley households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 1,265 residents.
Q5
Is Washington Wheatley a high social-vulnerability area?
Washington Wheatley 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
How safe is Washington Wheatley for landlords?
Washington eviction laws Wheatley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Washington Wheatley?
Washington Wheatley has 1,162 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (46.6%), Hispanic / Latino (28.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
