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Eviction Risk in McPherson Town Historic District , Dayton

2 census tracts · pop 2,804 · pop-weighted composite 5.5/10 · range 5.1–6.0

McPherson Town Historic District is a black-white neighborhood in Dayton with 2 census tracts and a population of 2,804 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 56% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $705/month sits 23% lower than the Dayton citywide median ($918).

Eviction Risk
5.5
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
56%
33% severely burdened
Median rent
$705
Median household income
$27,174
33.5% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

McPherson Town Historic District vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

McPherson Town Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0McPherson Town His: 5.55.5McPherson Town HisNeighborhoodParent city: 4.14.1Parent cityhost cityState: 5.05.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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Comparison

McPherson Town Historic District vs Dayton

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.5 +34%
Dayton: 4.1
Rent burden
55.7% +76%
Dayton: 31.7%
Median gross rent
$705 -23%
Dayton: $918
Median HH income
$27,174 -37%
Dayton: $43,454
Poverty rate
33.5% +24%
Dayton: 27.1%
Renter share
72.0% +40%
Dayton: 51.6%
Where

Tract centroids in McPherson Town Historic District

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black-White Neighborhood — 2,748 residents across all tracts in McPherson Town Historic District. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 3.3% White (non-Hispanic): 41.8% Black (non-Hispanic): 42.5% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0% Other / Multiracial: 12.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 3.3%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 41.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 42.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0%
  • Other / Multiracial 12.2%
Census tracts

2 tracts in McPherson Town Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
39113001200 6.0 1,188 70% $733
39113165200 5.1 1,616 45% $685
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 56

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 66%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 26%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in McPherson Town Historic District

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2,032Total filings (sum)
  • 9.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.7%Peak year (2008)
  • 8.63%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in McPherson Town Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About McPherson Town Historic District

What is the eviction-risk score for McPherson Town Historic District?

McPherson Town Historic District scores 5.5/10 (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 McPherson Town Historic District compare to Dayton overall?

McPherson Town Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than Dayton overall (4.1/10). Rent burden: 56% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $705 vs $918.

What is the median rent in McPherson Town Historic District?

Median gross rent in McPherson Town Historic District is $705/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of McPherson Town Historic District residents are renters?

72% of McPherson Town Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Dayton). The neighborhood has 2,804 residents.

Is McPherson Town Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

McPherson Town Historic District sits in the 56th 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.

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