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Census Tract · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally

Sparks Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 32031003111 · Washoe, NV · pop 1,665 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Sparks

Tract 32031003111 sits in Sparks eviction risk, NV, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. It is home to 1,665 residents. Severe burden reaches 38%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 25% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units765
Renter share70.8%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$61,309

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 26 tracts In Sparks
Elevated
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#57 of 139 tracts In Washoe
Elevated
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#374 of 779 tracts In Nevada
Moderate
National
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#42,813 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sparks and the region

Centroid at 39.5306, -119.7175 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sparks scores 4.4

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
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,721 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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: 4.44.4This tracttract 003111Sparks: 4.04.0Sparksparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sparks

65% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Washoe County average of 44.0%. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. Set annual rent against average income of $61,309 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.9/10.

On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.5/10. Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.6/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Washoe County average of 4.1 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,721, close to the Sparks average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 32031003111

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 32031003111?

Census tract 32031003111 in Sparks scores 4.4/10 (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 32031003111?

Median gross rent is $1,721/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 32031003111?

7.6% of residents in tract 32031003111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,665.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 32031003111?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 86th, minority 60th, housing 99th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 32031003111 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 32031003111 compare to Sparks overall?

Tract 32031003111 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Sparks at 4/10. 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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