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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally

Barney Circle Eviction Risk: High , Washington

Tract 11001006802 · District of Columbia, DC · pop 2,158 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

11001006802 is a census tract in the Barney Circle area of Washington, DC. It scores 8.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,158. What pushes it up most is state political climate at 9.5/10.

Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 29% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,045
Renter share43.3%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$162,173

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Barney Circle
Very Low
Within parent city
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#123 of 206 tracts In Washington
Moderate
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#123 of 206 tracts In District of Columbia
Moderate
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#122 of 206 tracts In District of Columbia
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Washington and the region

Centroid at 38.8832, -76.9814 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barney Circle scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Washington
9.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.3
State political climate
District of Columbia legislature & governorship
9.5
Economic stress
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$2,762 rent vs county FMR
6.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Washington
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
9.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Washington
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Washington
9.5

How Barney Circle compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Barney Circle risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.1This tracttract 0068029.1Washingtonparent city8.7Countyavg tract in county8.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 293Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 11.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 19.4%Peak (2008)
  • 17Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 11001006802
Filings dropped 58% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Barney Circle. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Barney Circle

At $2,762 a month, rents run 41% over what the rest of Washington commands. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10. Cost burden runs 33% here against 43.0% across District of Columbia. The voucher gap is 19.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

Food insecurity runs 7.9% against 17.8% nationally. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 293 filings here across 7 tracked years. SNAP participation runs 7.0% against 15.2% nationally.

The worst year on record was 2008, when 19.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 11.9% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #7,382 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.2/10.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 11001006802

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 11001006802?

Census tract 11001006802 in the Barney Circle neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (High 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 11001006802?

Median gross rent is $2,762/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 11001006802?

11.3% of residents in tract 11001006802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,158.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 11001006802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 1th, minority 62th, housing 54th.
Q5

Is tract 11001006802 considered part of Barney Circle?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 11001006802 fall within Barney Circle (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 11001006802?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 293 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 11001006802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.92% of renter households, peaking at 19.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 11001006802 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 11001006802 compare to Washington overall?

Tract 11001006802 scores 8.1/10, lower than the parent city of Washington at 9.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Washington eviction laws; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Washington

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

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