Eviction Risk in Uptown , Westerville
2 census tracts · pop 11,281 · pop-weighted composite 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7
Uptown is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Westerville with 2 census tracts and a population of 11,281 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 7% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,169/month sits 14% lower than the Westerville citywide median ($1,364).
Uptown vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Uptown vs Westerville
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 10,816 residents across all tracts in Uptown. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 1.9%
- White (non-Hispanic) 77.6%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 9.1%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.9%
- Other / Multiracial 8.6%
2 tracts in Uptown
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39049007020 | 5.7 | 6,749 | 53% | $1,265 |
| 39049007010 | 5.7 | 4,532 | 41% | $1,025 |
CDC SVI percentile: 16
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Uptown
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 235Total filings (sum)
- 2.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.3%Peak year (2007)
- 2.48%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 46Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly observed
- 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.44×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Uptown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility shutoff threat
- 9.0%Food insecurity
- 6.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 22.4%Any disability
About Uptown
What is the eviction-risk score for Uptown?
Uptown scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Uptown compare to Westerville overall?
Uptown scores 0.1 points higher than Westerville overall (5.6/10). Rent burden: 48% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,169 vs $1,364.
What is the median rent in Uptown?
Median gross rent in Uptown is $1,169/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Uptown residents are renters?
31% of Uptown households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Westerville). The neighborhood has 11,281 residents.
Is Uptown a high social-vulnerability area?
Uptown sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.