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Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Omaha Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 31055006606 · Douglas County, NE · pop 2,860

31055006606 is a census tract in Omaha, NE. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,860. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 25% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,358
Renter share50.0%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$55,633

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 157 tracts In Omaha
High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 163 tracts In Douglas County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 553 tracts In Nebraska
Very High
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Omaha and the region

Centroid at 41.2719, -96.0472 · click any tract to drill in

Why Omaha scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,255 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Omaha compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Omaha risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 0066063.7Omahaparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Omaha

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

It sits 1.2 points above the Douglas County average of 3.9. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10.

The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 49% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Douglas County average of 44.0%.

This ground was mapped A ("Best") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Omaha. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the NE average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,255, close to the Omaha average.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $55,633. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 31055006606

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 31055006606?

Census tract 31055006606 in Omaha scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 31055006606?

Median gross rent is $1,255/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 31055006606?

19.2% of residents in tract 31055006606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,860.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 31055006606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 8th, minority 29th, housing 76th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 31055006606 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.9% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 31055006606 compare to Omaha overall?

Tract 31055006606 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Omaha at 3.7/10. 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.
Q7

Was tract 31055006606 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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Top eight tracts in Omaha ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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