2 census tracts · pop 4,256 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.9–5.4
Kingsway East takes in 2 census tracts of St. Louis, MO, population 4,256. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Food insecurity affects 35.1% of adults, 17.3 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Average gross rent is $793, 20% below the St. Louis average of $997. around a third of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the St. Louis rate of 28.2%.
Disability prevalence reaches 45.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Court records carry 1,538 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 14.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 13.3% in 2017 against a 14.0% peak. That places it #30 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Kingsway East vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kingsway East
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,538Total filings (sum)
11.79%Avg annual filing rate
14.0%Peak year (2011)
13.33%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
439Total filings 2020-21
3.8Avg monthly observed
5.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kingsway East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.3%Housing insecurity
22.0%Utility shutoff threat
31.6%Food insecurity
29.3%SNAP enrollment
10.8%No health insurance
43.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kingsway East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kingsway East?
Kingsway East scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Kingsway East compare to St. Louis overall?
Kingsway East scores 0.8 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $793 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kingsway East?
Average gross rent in Kingsway East is $793/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kingsway East residents are renters?
36% of Kingsway East households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 4,256 residents.
Q5
Is Kingsway East a high social-vulnerability area?
Kingsway East sits in the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Kingsway East have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kingsway East is census tract 29510111200 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.4, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Kingsway East for landlords?
Kingsway East carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to St. Louis as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kingsway East?
Kingsway East has 3,408 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (90.5%), Hispanic / Latino (4.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
