2 census tracts · pop 4,351 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.7–5.4
Downtown East spans 2 census tracts of Las Vegas, NV, population 4,351. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. 34.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Against a Las Vegas baseline of 34.7%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. SNAP participation is 41.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
At $1,066 a month, rents sit 32% under what the rest of Las Vegas commands. This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. On the high side is economic stress at 7.3/10.
Among the 37 mapped neighborhoods of Las Vegas, it ranks #8 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are 18b: The Las Vegas Arts District and Canyon Gate. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $45,383.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown East vs Las VegasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown East
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
994Total filings 2020-21
6.9Avg monthly observed
5.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.38×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Las Vegas, NV).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.8%Housing insecurity
23.2%Utility shutoff threat
44.6%Food insecurity
42.4%SNAP enrollment
34.5%No health insurance
47.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown East?
Downtown East scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 East compare to Las Vegas overall?
Downtown East scores 1.1 points higher than Las Vegas overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,066 vs $1,563.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown East?
Average gross rent in Downtown East is $1,066/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown East residents are renters?
73% of Downtown East households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Las Vegas). The neighborhood has 4,351 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown East a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown East sits in the 90th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Downtown East have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown East is census tract 32003000523 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.4, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown East for landlords?
Downtown East carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Las Vegas as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown East?
Downtown East has 4,202 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (70.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
