2 census tracts · pop 4,972 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.5–5.7
Thurman Square takes in 2 census tracts of Columbus, OH and houses 4,972 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, Moderate tier. Against a Columbus baseline of 28.8%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
17.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings are well documented here: 2,230 across 2 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 25.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 26.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 18.0% in 2015 against a 26.3% peak.
Average gross rent is $1,208, 7% below the Columbus average of $1,295. That places it #39 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus.
The closest comparables inside the same city are King-Lincoln Bronzeville and Old North Columbus. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Thurman Square vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Thurman Square
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,230Total filings (sum)
16.90%Avg annual filing rate
26.3%Peak year (2013)
18.34%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
740Total filings 2020-21
4.8Avg monthly observed
7.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Thurman Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.2%Housing insecurity
17.5%Utility shutoff threat
27.4%Food insecurity
26.2%SNAP enrollment
10.8%No health insurance
32.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Thurman Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Thurman Square?
Thurman Square scores 5.6/10 (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 Thurman Square compare to Columbus overall?
Thurman Square scores 1.3 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,208 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Thurman Square?
Average gross rent in Thurman Square is $1,208/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Thurman Square residents are renters?
59% of Thurman Square households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 4,972 residents.
Q5
Is Thurman Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Thurman Square sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Thurman Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Thurman Square is census tract 39049005900 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 5.7, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Thurman Square for landlords?
Thurman Square carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Columbus as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Thurman Square?
Thurman Square has 4,596 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (40.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
