Eviction Risk in Walnut Park East , St. Louis
2 census tracts · pop 3,063 · pop-weighted composite 5.9/10 · range 5.5–6.6
Walnut Park East is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in St. Louis with 2 census tracts and a population of 3,063 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 38% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $928/month sits 7% lower than the St. Louis citywide median ($997).
Walnut Park East vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Walnut Park East vs St. Louis
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 2,776 residents across all tracts in Walnut Park East. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 0%
- White (non-Hispanic) 1.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 81.3%
- Other / Multiracial 16.7%
2 tracts in Walnut Park East
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29510107200 | 6.6 | 1,015 | 89% | $869 |
| 29510107400 | 5.5 | 2,048 | 29% | $957 |
CDC SVI percentile: 90
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Walnut Park East
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,238Total filings (sum)
- 19.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 55.9%Peak year (2007)
- 11.51%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 304Total filings 2020-21
- 2.1Avg monthly observed
- 3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.60×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walnut Park East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 38.4%Housing insecurity
- 32.6%Utility shutoff threat
- 47.6%Food insecurity
- 48.8%SNAP enrollment
- 16.4%No health insurance
- 51.8%Any disability
About Walnut Park East
What is the eviction-risk score for Walnut Park East?
Walnut Park East scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Walnut Park East compare to St. Louis overall?
Walnut Park East scores 1.1 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.8/10). Rent burden: 49% vs 28% citywide. Median rent: $928 vs $997.
What is the median rent in Walnut Park East?
Median gross rent in Walnut Park East is $928/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Walnut Park East residents are renters?
53% of Walnut Park East households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 3,063 residents.
Is Walnut Park East a high social-vulnerability area?
Walnut Park East sits in the 90th 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.