Neighborhood · Omaha, NE

Blackstone Eviction Risk: Moderate

9 census tracts · pop 22,955 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 4.7–5.1

Blackstone spans 9 census tracts of Omaha, NE and houses 22,955 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 30.0% citywide, putting Blackstone 14.1% over its own city.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 71% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.

20% 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. The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Filings are well documented here: 7,591 across 9 observed tracts. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.

At $1,041 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Omaha commands. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 35.8% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10.

The most recent observed rate, 5.2% in 2014, is well off that peak. Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Omaha, it ranks #5 by risk, the upper third.

With little internal variation, 5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

Moderate

9 tracts · population-weighted

Blackstone vs Omaha How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

44.1% +47%

Omaha: 30.0%

Average gross rent

$1,041 -12%

Omaha: $1,187

Average HH income

$50,637 -30%

Omaha: $72,708

Poverty rate

24.4% +91%

Omaha: 12.8%

Renter share

70.7% +66%

Omaha: 42.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Blackstone and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 9 tracts span score 4.7–5.1

Why Blackstone scores 5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts

1.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts

5.6

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Rent control risk

44% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

71% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Economic stress

24.4% below poverty line · Range 3.5–10.0 across tracts

5.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.0–4.4 across tracts

3.3

Risk score comparison

Blackstone vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Blackstone?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.4 points from 4.7 to 5.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.7

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

9 tracts in Blackstone

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
31055005000	5.1	3,447	43%	$1,089
31055004000	5.1	3,409	41%	$1,029
31055004300	5.1	3,021	51%	$1,121
31055003900	5.1	2,426	50%	$1,098
31055005100	5.1	2,206	55%	$1,052
31055005200	5.1	1,830	58%	$1,068
31055004200	5.1	1,261	45%	$940
31055003800	4.7	3,993	22%	$879
31055004400	4.7	1,362	54%	$1,181

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 69

Pop-weighted across 9 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 29%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 59%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 77%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Blackstone

Aggregated across 9 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

7,591Total filings (sum)
8.11%Avg annual filing rate
35.8%Peak year (2011)
5.07%Latest filed (2014)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Blackstone

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

16.1%Housing insecurity
11.5%Utility shutoff threat
21.9%Food insecurity
17.4%SNAP enrollment
14.5%No health insurance
29.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Blackstone

What is the eviction-risk score for Blackstone?

Blackstone scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 9 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.

How does Blackstone compare to Omaha overall?

Blackstone scores 1.3 points higher than Omaha overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,041 vs $1,187.

What is the average rent in Blackstone?

Average gross rent in Blackstone is $1,041/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Blackstone residents are renters?

71% of Blackstone households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Omaha). The neighborhood has 22,955 residents.

Is Blackstone a high social-vulnerability area?

Blackstone sits in the 69th 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.

Which tracts in Blackstone have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Blackstone is census tract 31055005000 (score 5.1/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.1, a spread of 0.4 points.

How safe is Blackstone for landlords?

Blackstone carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 9 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Omaha as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Blackstone?

Blackstone has 22,430 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.8%), Hispanic / Latino (19%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Blackstone

4.5 Dundee 3 tracts · pop 13,314 4.9 The Old Market 7 tracts · pop 18,457 5.1 NoDo 3 tracts · pop 10,382 3.3 Happy Hollow 4 tracts · pop 10,849 3.8 Aksarben 3 tracts · pop 12,019 4.2 Benson 9 tracts · pop 39,505

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Omaha

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Blackstone.

5 Beechwood 5 tracts · pop 17,636 5.1 East Omaha 1 tracts · pop 3,362 5.1 NoDo 3 tracts · pop 10,382 4.9 The Old Market 7 tracts · pop 18,457 4.9 South Omaha 8 tracts · pop 26,626 4.6 Aksarben Village 3 tracts · pop 11,102

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