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Census Tract · Ranked #53,256 of 84,120 nationally

Sparks Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 32031002801 · Washoe, NV · pop 5,051 · 76% of tract blocks fall in Sparks

Census tract 32031002801 is in Sparks, Nevada. It has a population of 5,051 and an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). 57% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 30% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,791/month against a median household income of $82,375 — roughly 26% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 22% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,798
Renter share52.4%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$82,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
72 th percentile
Rank — 72th percentileBottomTop
#8 of 26 tracts In Sparks
Elevated
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank — 54th percentileBottomTop
#65 of 139 tracts In Washoe
Moderate
Within state
20 th percentile
Rank — 20th percentileBottomTop
#620 of 779 tracts In Nevada
Low
National
37 th percentile
Rank — 37th percentileBottomTop
#53,256 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sparks and the region

Centroid at 39.5580, -119.7649 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sparks scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sparks
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Nevada legislature & governorship
3.7
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,791 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sparks
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sparks
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sparks
3.0

How Sparks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sparks risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 002801Sparks: 3.83.8Sparksparent cityCounty: 4.94.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 180Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 37.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 37.2%Peak (2001)
  • 180Filings in 2001 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Frequently asked

About tract 32031002801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 32031002801?

Census tract 32031002801 in Sparks scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 32031002801?

Median gross rent is $1,791/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 32031002801?

11.4% of residents in tract 32031002801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,051.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 32031002801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 50th, minority 71th, housing 77th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 32031002801?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 180 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 32031002801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 37.19% of renter households, peaking at 37.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 32031002801 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 32031002801 compare to Sparks overall?

Tract 32031002801 scores 4.9/10 — higher than the parent city of Sparks at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sparks eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sparks

Top eight tracts in Sparks ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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