Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Benson Eviction Risk: Lower , Omaha
Tract 31055006604 · Douglas County, NE · pop 3,848 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.5/10 for census tract 31055006604 reflects conditions in the Benson neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. That is riskier than roughly 23% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,058 a month while the average household earns $71,328 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,712
Renter share35.7%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$71,328
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Omaha and the region
Centroid at 41.2709, -96.0322 · click any tract to drill in
Why Benson scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Omaha
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Nebraska legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,058 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Omaha
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Omaha
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Omaha
3.0
How Benson compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 98%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 270Total filings over 13 yrs
- 4.36%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.6%Peak (2005)
- 13Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 46% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Benson. 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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.8%Food insecurity
- 8.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 25.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Benson
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 3.5/10. 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 Omaha eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Douglas County average of 4.8 and above the Nebraska statewide average of 3.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 270 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 31055006604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 31055006604?
Census tract 31055006604 in the Benson neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 31055006604?
Median gross rent is $1,058/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 31055006604?
7.1% of residents in tract 31055006604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,848.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 31055006604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 70th, minority 36th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 31055006604 considered part of Benson?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 31055006604 fall within Benson (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 31055006604?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 270 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 31055006604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.36% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 31055006604 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 31055006604 compare to Omaha overall?
Tract 31055006604 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Omaha at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Omaha eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 31055006604 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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