1 census tracts · pop 1,971 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Downtown maps to a single census tract in Lincoln, NE, population 1,971. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 51%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 60% against 28.9% citywide, putting Downtown 31.4% over its own city. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 51%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
86% 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. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. At $910 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Lincoln commands.
Court records for this tract carry 143 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 6.1% of renter households.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 72 mapped neighborhoods of Lincoln, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Hyland Park and Hillsdale.
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
Downtown vs LincolnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
143Total filings (sum)
3.05%Avg annual filing rate
6.1%Peak year (2015)
1.62%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.1%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility shutoff threat
21.5%Food insecurity
18.0%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
32.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown 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 Downtown compare to Lincoln overall?
Downtown scores 1.4 points higher than Lincoln overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $910 vs $1,086.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown?
Average gross rent in Downtown is $910/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
86% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 1,971 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Downtown for landlords?
Downtown 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 Downtown?
Downtown has 1,934 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.3%), Hispanic / Latino (7.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
