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

Bismarck Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 38015010800 · Burleigh County, ND · pop 3,595

With a score of 4.4/10, tract 38015010800 in Bismarck, ND reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 18% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,698
Renter share23.4%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$55,163

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 16 tracts In Bismarck
Elevated
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 19 tracts In Burleigh County
High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 228 tracts In North Dakota
High
National
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#42,813 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bismarck and the region

Centroid at 46.7949, -100.7663 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bismarck scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bismarck
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
North Dakota legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$990 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bismarck
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bismarck
1.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bismarck
1.5

How Bismarck compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bismarck risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.4This tracttract 0108003.2Bismarckparent city3.6Countyavg tract in county3.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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 Bismarck

22% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Burleigh County average of 34.1%. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. It sits 0.8 points above the Burleigh County average of 3.6.

That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 23% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the ND average is 3.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $990, close to the Bismarck average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $55,163.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 38015010800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38015010800?

Census tract 38015010800 in Bismarck 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 38015010800?

Median gross rent is $990/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 38015010800?

10.9% of residents in tract 38015010800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,595.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 38015010800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 22th, minority 34th, housing 92th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 38015010800 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.4% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 38015010800 compare to Bismarck overall?

Tract 38015010800 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Bismarck at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bismarck eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bismarck

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

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