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Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Little Rock

Tract 05119002406 · Pulaski County, AR · pop 2,822 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

For landlords sizing up Westwood in Little Rock, census tract 05119002406 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 67% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,576 monthly, set against $50,217 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 10% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,140
Renter share29.9%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate26.3%
Median income$50,217

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Westwood
Moderate
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 58 tracts In Little Rock
Elevated
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 107 tracts In Pulaski County
Elevated
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#158 of 823 tracts In Arkansas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Little Rock and the region

Centroid at 34.7092, -92.3615 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westwood scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Little Rock
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
Arkansas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
26.3% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,576 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Little Rock
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Little Rock
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Little Rock
2.0

How Westwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 002406Little Rock: 2.22.2Little Rockparent cityCounty: 4.84.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.74.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westwood

What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Little Rock eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Pulaski County average of 4.5 and above the Arkansas statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 28.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 24.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 05119002406

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05119002406?

Census tract 05119002406 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 05119002406?

Median gross rent is $1,576/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 05119002406?

26.3% of residents in tract 05119002406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,822.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 05119002406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 92th, minority 80th, housing 33th.
Q5

Is tract 05119002406 considered part of Westwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 05119002406 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 05119002406 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.7% 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. 24.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 05119002406 compare to Little Rock overall?

Tract 05119002406 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Little Rock at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Little Rock eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Little Rock

Top eight tracts in Little Rock ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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