1 census tracts · pop 3,037 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Kenaston is a one-tract neighborhood of Lincoln, NE and houses 3,037 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 28.9% citywide, putting Kenaston 14.6% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 21% 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.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.6/10. At $894 a month, rents sit 18% under what the rest of Lincoln commands.
The filing record is not thin: 304 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 4.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #35 of 72 neighborhoods in Lincoln. The closest comparables inside the same city are Fair Hill and Susan.
One tract means one number: 3.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kenaston vs LincolnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kenaston
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
304Total filings (sum)
2.36%Avg annual filing rate
4.6%Peak year (2007)
1.35%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kenaston
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.7%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
27.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kenaston
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kenaston?
Kenaston scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 Kenaston compare to Lincoln overall?
Kenaston scores 0.2 points higher than Lincoln overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $894 vs $1,086.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kenaston?
Average gross rent in Kenaston is $894/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kenaston residents are renters?
72% of Kenaston households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 3,037 residents.
Q5
Is Kenaston a high social-vulnerability area?
Kenaston sits in the 58th 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 Kenaston for landlords?
Kenaston carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kenaston?
Kenaston has 3,031 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.1%), Hispanic / Latino (13.6%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
