Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Rolla Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 29161890800 · Phelps County, MO · pop 3,342 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Rolla
Census tract 29161890800 runs through Rolla. With 3,342 residents, it scores 5.5/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #36,392 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $648 a month against an average household income of $31,230 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,224
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate28.8%
Median income$31,230
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rolla and the region
Centroid at 37.9364, -91.7821 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rolla scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rolla
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
28.8% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$648 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rolla
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rolla
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rolla
8.0
How Rolla compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
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)
- 164Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.56%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2016)
- 25Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 67% over the past 11 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.
- 16.2%Housing insecurity
- 13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.8%Food insecurity
- 20.1%SNAP enrollment
- 14.0%Transit barriers
- 11.2%No health insurance
- 21.9%Frequent mental distress
- 44.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rolla
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rolla eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Phelps County average of 4.6 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 164 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29161890800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29161890800?
Census tract 29161890800 in Rolla scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 29161890800?
Median gross rent is $648/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29161890800?
28.8% of residents in tract 29161890800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,342.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29161890800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 11th, minority 17th, housing 96th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29161890800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 164 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 29161890800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.56% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29161890800 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.2% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29161890800 compare to Rolla overall?
Tract 29161890800 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Rolla at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rolla eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rolla
Top eight tracts in Rolla ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Schuman's Addition
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
Schuman's Addition
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
29161890301
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MO
29161890100
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MO
29161890700
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MO
29161890900
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MO
29161891000
3.6
/ 10 · Low
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