Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Sikeston Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 29201781202 · Scott County, MO · pop 2,889 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Sikeston
Eviction risk in Sikeston eviction risk centers on tract 29201781202, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,889 residents. That is riskier than about 49% of US census tracts.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $830 monthly, set against $56,229 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,325
Renter share35.5%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate16.4%
Median income$56,229
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sikeston and the region
Centroid at 36.9029, -89.5865 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sikeston scores 4.6
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
16.4% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$830 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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.
- 15.3%Housing insecurity
- 11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.5%Food insecurity
- 16.1%SNAP enrollment
- 10.3%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 41.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sikeston
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 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 White and ranks around the 81st 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 15.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% 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 29201781202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29201781202?
Census tract 29201781202 in Sikeston scores 4.6/10 (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 29201781202?
Median gross rent is $830/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29201781202?
16.4% of residents in tract 29201781202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,889.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29201781202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 84th, minority 25th, housing 92th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 29201781202 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.3% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 29201781202 compare to Sikeston overall?
Tract 29201781202 scores 4.6/10, 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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