8 census tracts · pop 26,626 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.3–5.1
South Omaha takes in 8 census tracts of Omaha, NE and houses 26,626 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 30.0% citywide, putting South Omaha 19.3% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 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.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Filings are well documented here: 4,162 across 8 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 25.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 36.0% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 6.8% in 2014, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,114, 6% below the Omaha average of $1,187.
That places it #6 of 17 neighborhoods in Omaha. For a like-for-like read, The Old Market and Blackstone score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 8 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
8 tracts · population-weighted
South Omaha vs OmahaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%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 South Omaha
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,162Total filings (sum)
9.03%Avg annual filing rate
36.0%Peak year (2013)
7.33%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Omaha
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.4%Housing insecurity
16.7%Utility shutoff threat
36.5%Food insecurity
27.7%SNAP enrollment
31.1%No health insurance
38.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Omaha
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Omaha?
South Omaha scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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 South Omaha compare to Omaha overall?
South Omaha scores 1.2 points higher than Omaha overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,114 vs $1,187.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Omaha?
Average gross rent in South Omaha eviction risk is $1,114/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Omaha residents are renters?
42% of South Omaha households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Omaha). The neighborhood has 26,626 residents.
Q5
Is South Omaha a high social-vulnerability area?
South Omaha sits in the 88th 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
Which tracts in South Omaha have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Omaha is census tract 31055002900 (score 5.1/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 5.1, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is South Omaha for landlords?
South Omaha eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Omaha?
South Omaha has 26,499 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
