1 census tracts · pop 1,812 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Cherokee Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Tulsa, OK, population 1,812. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 40% against 29.0% citywide, putting Cherokee Heights 11.1% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 29.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. SNAP participation is 34.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Average gross rent is $902, 14% below the Tulsa average of $1,052.
Among the 117 mapped neighborhoods of Tulsa, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $47,832.
44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cherokee Heights vs TulsaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cherokee Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.4%Housing insecurity
20.4%Utility shutoff threat
40.2%Food insecurity
34.5%SNAP enrollment
29.6%No health insurance
49.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cherokee Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cherokee Heights?
Cherokee Heights scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Cherokee Heights compare to Tulsa overall?
Cherokee Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Tulsa overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $902 vs $1,052.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cherokee Heights?
Average gross rent in Cherokee Heights is $902/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cherokee Heights residents are renters?
44% of Cherokee Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Tulsa). The neighborhood has 1,812 residents.
Q5
Is Cherokee Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Cherokee Heights sits in the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Cherokee Heights for landlords?
Cherokee Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Tulsa as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cherokee Heights?
Cherokee Heights has 2,030 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.8%), Hispanic / Latino (42.4%), Other / Multiracial (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.