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Neighborhood · Tulsa, OK

Walt Whitman Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,498 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

Walt Whitman is a one-tract neighborhood of Tulsa, OK and houses 2,498 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Tulsa baseline of 29.0%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Set annual rent against average household income of $29,271 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. At $863 a month, rents sit 18% under what the rest of Tulsa commands.

On the high side is economic stress at 7.6/10. 17.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

That places it #1 of 117 neighborhoods in Tulsa. For a like-for-like read, South Nogales and University Park score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

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
Walt Whitman vs Tulsa How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.8% +86%
Tulsa: 29.0%
Average gross rent
$863 -18%
Tulsa: $1,052
Average HH income
$29,271 -50%
Tulsa: $58,407
Poverty rate
30.5% +64%
Tulsa: 18.6%
Renter share
61.1% +27%
Tulsa: 48.1%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Walt Whitman and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.8–4.8

Why Walt Whitman scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
54% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
61% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
30.5% below poverty line · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Risk score comparison

Walt Whitman vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Walt Whitman score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Walt Whitman: 4.84.8Walt WhitmanNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 3.53.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Walt Whitman

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
40143006200 4.8 2,498 54% $863
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 97

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 96%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 99%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walt Whitman

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

Frequently asked

About Walt Whitman

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Walt Whitman?

Walt Whitman 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 Walt Whitman compare to Tulsa overall?

Walt Whitman scores 1.4 points higher than Tulsa overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $863 vs $1,052.
Q3

What is the average rent in Walt Whitman?

Average gross rent in Walt Whitman is $863/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Walt Whitman residents are renters?

61% of Walt Whitman households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Tulsa). The neighborhood has 2,498 residents.
Q5

Is Walt Whitman a high social-vulnerability area?

Walt Whitman sits in the 97th 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 Walt Whitman for landlords?

Walt Whitman 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 Walt Whitman?

Walt Whitman has 2,440 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69.8%), Other / Multiracial (14.5%), Hispanic / Latino (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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