1 census tracts · pop 4,012 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Walnut Park West maps to a single census tract in Jennings, MO, population 4,012. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 41% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Jennings baseline of 38.0%, 68% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 32.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 38.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.8/10.
The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 758 eviction filings.
At $1,083 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Jennings commands. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 13.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 8.9% in 2017 against a 13.4% peak.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Walnut Park West vs JenningsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Walnut Park West
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
758Total filings (sum)
11.44%Avg annual filing rate
13.4%Peak year (2012)
8.94%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
654Total filings 2020-21
8.5Avg monthly observed
8.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.06×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walnut Park West
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
38.0%Housing insecurity
32.8%Utility shutoff threat
47.2%Food insecurity
49.6%SNAP enrollment
15.6%No health insurance
52.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walnut Park West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walnut Park West?
Walnut Park West scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Walnut Park West compare to Jennings overall?
Walnut Park West scores 1.4 points higher than Jennings overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,083 vs $961.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walnut Park West?
Average gross rent in Walnut Park West is $1,083/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walnut Park West residents are renters?
57% of Walnut Park West households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Jennings). The neighborhood has 4,012 residents.
Q5
Is Walnut Park West a high social-vulnerability area?
Walnut Park West sits in the 91st 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.
Q6
How safe is Walnut Park West for landlords?
Walnut Park West carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jennings as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Walnut Park West?
Walnut Park West has 3,996 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (90.5%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
