Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Bentonville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 05007020503 ·
Benton County, AR · pop 4,131
05007020503 is a census tract in Bentonville, AR. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,131. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%Stable renters 59%Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units1,936
Renter share80.5%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate18.3%
Median income$61,684
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 10 tracts In Bentonville
Very High
Within county
91th percentile
#6 of 57 tracts In Benton County
Very High
Within state
81th percentile
#159 of 823 tracts In Arkansas
High
National
53th percentile
#39,308 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bentonville and the region
Centroid at 36.3457, -94.1928 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bentonville scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bentonville
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Arkansas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
18.3% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,114 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bentonville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bentonville
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bentonville
2.0
How Bentonville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.3%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
16.5%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
8.6%Transit barriers
11.7%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
29.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bentonville
This is renter territory: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 11%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Average gross rent is $1,114, 17% below the Bentonville average. It sits 1.0 points above the Benton County average of 3.6.
The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. SNAP participation runs 8.0% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 05007020503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05007020503?
Census tract 05007020503 in Bentonville scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 05007020503?
Median gross rent is $1,114/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 05007020503?
18.3% of residents in tract 05007020503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,131.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 05007020503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 21th, minority 69th, housing 91th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 05007020503 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 05007020503 compare to Bentonville overall?
Tract 05007020503 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Bentonville at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bentonville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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