Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
El Dorado Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 20015020500 ·
Butler County, KS · pop 5,475 · 98% of tract blocks fall in El Dorado
20015020500 is a census tract in El Dorado, KS. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,475 residents. The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%Stable renters 24%Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,127
Renter share40.8%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$52,046
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In El Dorado
Elevated
Within county
100th percentile
#1 of 19 tracts In Butler County
Very High
Within state
99th percentile
#7 of 829 tracts In Kansas
Very High
National
70th percentile
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across El Dorado and the region
Centroid at 37.8151, -96.8779 · click any tract to drill in
Why El Dorado scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from El Dorado
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$992 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from El Dorado
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from El Dorado
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from El Dorado
7.5
How El Dorado compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
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.
14.3%Housing insecurity
11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
18.8%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
10.0%Transit barriers
10.6%No health insurance
19.9%Frequent mental distress
39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in El Dorado
The main counterweight is state political climate at 2/10. It sits 1.7 points above the Butler County average of 3.7.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.9/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10.
The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Average gross rent is $992, 18% above the El Dorado average. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 5.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the KS average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 41% of renters. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $52,046. 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 20015020500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20015020500?
Census tract 20015020500 in El Dorado scores 5.4/10 (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 20015020500?
Median gross rent is $992/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20015020500?
22.3% of residents in tract 20015020500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,475.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20015020500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 49th, minority 26th, housing 63th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 20015020500 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.3% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 20015020500 compare to El Dorado overall?
Tract 20015020500 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of El Dorado at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from El Dorado eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in El Dorado
Top eight tracts in El Dorado ranked by composite eviction-risk score.