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East Campus Eviction Risk: Elevated , Manhattan

Tract 20161000500 · Riley County, KS · pop 4,457 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

How risky is the East Campus neighborhood of Manhattan for landlords? Census tract 20161000500 scores 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 72% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $896 monthly, set against $33,202 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 22% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units2,013

Renter share78.4%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate56.5%

Median income$33,202

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Manhattan and the region

Centroid at 39.1955, -96.5694 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Campus scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Manhattan

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

Kansas legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

56.5% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$896 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Manhattan

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Manhattan

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Manhattan

2.5

How East Campus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

75%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
61%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Campus. 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.

17.2%Housing insecurity
14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
24.7%Food insecurity
17.7%SNAP enrollment
16.6%Transit barriers
11.4%No health insurance
26.6%Frequent mental distress
38.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Campus

The heaviest input here is economic stress 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 Manhattan eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Riley County average of 4.6 and above the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 20161000500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20161000500?

Census tract 20161000500 in the East Campus neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 20161000500?

Median gross rent is $896/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20161000500?

56.5% of residents in tract 20161000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,457.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20161000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 2th, minority 28th, housing 61th.

Is tract 20161000500 considered part of East Campus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20161000500 fall within East Campus (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20161000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.2% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20161000500 compare to Manhattan overall?

Tract 20161000500 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Manhattan at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Manhattan eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Manhattan

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