1 census tracts · pop 4,113 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Cather is a one-tract neighborhood of Lincoln, NE and houses 4,113 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $826, 24% below the Lincoln average of $1,086.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. 14% 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 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The filing record is not thin: 700 evictions logged in this tract. Cost burden runs 25% against 28.9% citywide, putting Cather 3.6% under its own city.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 6.0% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.1% in 2016 against a 6.0% peak.
That places it #1 of 72 neighborhoods in Lincoln. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cather vs LincolnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cather
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
700Total filings (sum)
4.64%Avg annual filing rate
6.0%Peak year (2008)
5.12%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cather
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
16.7%Food insecurity
13.3%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
29.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cather
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cather?
Cather scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Cather compare to Lincoln overall?
Cather scores 1.4 points higher than Lincoln overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $826 vs $1,086.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cather?
Average gross rent in Cather is $826/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cather residents are renters?
76% of Cather households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 4,113 residents.
Q5
Is Cather a high social-vulnerability area?
Cather sits in the 70th 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.
Q6
How safe is Cather for landlords?
Cather carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lincoln as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cather?
Cather has 4,236 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62%), Other / Multiracial (16.6%), Hispanic / Latino (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
