Neighborhood · Omaha, NE

The Old Market Eviction Risk: Moderate

7 census tracts · pop 18,457 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 3.9–5.1

The Old Market is a 7-tract neighborhood of Omaha, NE, population 18,457. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Omaha rate of 30.0%.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.9 to 5.1, a 1.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Court records carry 3,708 eviction filings across its 7 observed tracts. 20.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 18.1% of renter households. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 3/10.

Food insecurity affects 26.3% of adults, 8.5 points above the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 6.3% in 2014, is well off that peak. Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Omaha, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

7 tracts · population-weighted

The Old Market vs Omaha How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

46.0% +53%

Omaha: 30.0%

Average gross rent

$1,130 -5%

Omaha: $1,187

Average HH income

$52,677 -28%

Omaha: $72,708

Poverty rate

24.9% +95%

Omaha: 12.8%

Renter share

63.8% +50%

Omaha: 42.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across The Old Market and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 3.9–5.1

Why The Old Market scores 4.9

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

46% 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

64% 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

24.9% below poverty line · Range 2.4–7.8 across tracts

6.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–6.1 across tracts

3.9

Risk score comparison

The Old Market vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in The Old Market?

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 1.2 points from 3.9 to 5.1. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.7 3.9

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

Census tracts

7 tracts in The Old Market

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
31055002000	5.1	3,567	66%	$1,102
31055002100	5.1	2,413	50%	$1,002
31055002300	5.1	2,200	50%	$1,065
31055001900	5.1	2,085	45%	$907
31055003300	5.1	2,002	33%	$975
31055001800	4.7	4,908	40%	$1,403
31055002200	3.9	1,282	22%	$1,124

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 69

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 76%ile

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

Household characteristics 50%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 69%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in The Old Market

Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

3,708Total filings (sum)
7.02%Avg annual filing rate
18.1%Peak year (2011)
5.70%Latest filed (2014)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Old Market

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

18.8%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility shutoff threat
25.6%Food insecurity
19.7%SNAP enrollment
20.3%No health insurance
31.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About The Old Market

What is the eviction-risk score for The Old Market?

The Old Market scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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 The Old Market compare to Omaha overall?

The Old Market scores 1.2 points higher than Omaha overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,130 vs $1,187.

What is the average rent in The Old Market?

Average gross rent in The Old Market is $1,130/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of The Old Market residents are renters?

64% of The Old Market households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Omaha). The neighborhood has 18,457 residents.

Is The Old Market a high social-vulnerability area?

The Old Market 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 The Old Market have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in The Old Market is census tract 31055002000 (score 5.1/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 5.1, a spread of 1.2 points.

How safe is The Old Market for landlords?

The Old Market carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 The Old Market?

The Old Market has 18,280 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.6%), Hispanic / Latino (34.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near The Old Market

4.9 South Omaha 8 tracts · pop 26,626 5 Blackstone 9 tracts · pop 22,955 5.1 NoDo 3 tracts · pop 10,382 3.3 Happy Hollow 4 tracts · pop 10,849 4.5 Dundee 3 tracts · pop 13,314 3.8 Aksarben 3 tracts · pop 12,019

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Omaha

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to The Old Market.

4.9 South Omaha 8 tracts · pop 26,626 5 Beechwood 5 tracts · pop 17,636 5 Blackstone 9 tracts · pop 22,955 5.1 East Omaha 1 tracts · pop 3,362 5.1 NoDo 3 tracts · pop 10,382 4.6 Aksarben Village 3 tracts · pop 11,102

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