Eviction Risk in Sunset Heights , Lincoln
1 census tracts · pop 5,678 · pop-weighted composite 3.9/10 · range 3.9–3.9
Sunset Heights is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Lincoln with 1 census tract and a population of 5,678 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.9/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 30% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $792/month sits 27% lower than the Lincoln citywide median ($1,086).
Sunset Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Sunset Heights vs Lincoln
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 5,000 residents across all tracts in Sunset Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 25.1%
- White (non-Hispanic) 54.1%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 10%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 5.5%
- Other / Multiracial 5.4%
1 tracts in Sunset Heights
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31109002200 | 3.9 | 5,678 | 30% | $792 |
CDC SVI percentile: 79
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Sunset Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,066Total filings (sum)
- 5.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.6%Peak year (2012)
- 5.78%Latest filed (2016)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility shutoff threat
- 14.0%Food insecurity
- 9.8%SNAP enrollment
- 11.4%No health insurance
- 26.4%Any disability
About Sunset Heights
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Heights?
Sunset Heights scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Sunset Heights compare to Lincoln overall?
Sunset Heights scores 0.5 points higher than Lincoln overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 30% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $792 vs $1,086.
What is the median rent in Sunset Heights?
Median gross rent in Sunset Heights is $792/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Sunset Heights residents are renters?
54% of Sunset Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 5,678 residents.
Is Sunset Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Heights sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.