Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Sikeston Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 29201781201 · Scott County, MO · pop 2,682
Sikeston anchors census tract 29201781201, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $783 monthly, set against $25,685 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,120
Renter share66.1%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate33.0%
Median income$25,685
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
National
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sikeston and the region
Centroid at 36.8721, -89.5911 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sikeston scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sikeston
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
33.0% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$783 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sikeston
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sikeston
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sikeston
6.8
How Sikeston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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.
- 31.5%Housing insecurity
- 25.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 41.3%Food insecurity
- 42.9%SNAP enrollment
- 21.8%Transit barriers
- 16.4%No health insurance
- 23.7%Frequent mental distress
- 51.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sikeston
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Sikeston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Scott County average of 4.5 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 Black and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 31.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 25.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29201781201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29201781201?
Census tract 29201781201 in Sikeston scores 6.1/10 (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 29201781201?
Median gross rent is $783/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29201781201?
33.0% of residents in tract 29201781201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,682.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29201781201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 81th, minority 82th, housing 78th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 29201781201 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.5% 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. 25.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 29201781201 compare to Sikeston overall?
Tract 29201781201 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Sikeston at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sikeston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sikeston
Top eight tracts in Sikeston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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