Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Skylark Eviction Risk: Moderate , Little Rock
Tract 05119004106 ·
Pulaski County, AR · pop 5,598 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
05119004106 is a census tract in the Skylark area of Little Rock, AR. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%Stable renters 25%Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units2,183
Renter share48.9%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate21.9%
Median income$44,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Skylark
Moderate
Within parent city
67th percentile
#20 of 58 tracts In Little Rock
Elevated
Within county
67th percentile
#36 of 107 tracts In Pulaski County
Elevated
Within state
81th percentile
#159 of 823 tracts In Arkansas
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Little Rock and the region
Centroid at 34.6543, -92.3552 · click any tract to drill in
Why Skylark scores 4.6
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
21.9% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$1,017 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Skylark compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
91%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
77%Housing & transportation
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.
28.6%Housing insecurity
22.5%Utility-shutoff threat
34.6%Food insecurity
25.9%SNAP enrollment
18.0%Transit barriers
15.6%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
41.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Skylark
Food insecurity runs 34.6% against 17.8% nationally. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 22.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10.
The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. roughly one in two of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Pulaski County average of 42.5%.
It sits 0.7 points above the Pulaski County average of 3.9. Average gross rent is $1,017, 8% below the Little Rock average.
On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 9.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 05119004106
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05119004106?
Census tract 05119004106 in the Skylark neighborhood 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 05119004106?
Median gross rent is $1,017/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 05119004106?
21.9% of residents in tract 05119004106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,598.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 05119004106?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 80th, minority 92th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 05119004106 considered part of Skylark?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 05119004106 fall within Skylark (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 05119004106 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.6% 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. 22.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 05119004106 compare to Little Rock overall?
Tract 05119004106 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Little Rock at 3.3/10. 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
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