Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Mead Neighborhood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wichita

Tract 20173003400 · Sedgwick County, KS · pop 3,045 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Here is how census tract 20173003400, in the Mead Neighborhood neighborhood of Wichita eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,045. That is riskier than about 39% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $868 a month against an average household income of $36,058 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 24% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units1,044

Renter share56.1%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate37.9%

Median income$36,058

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wichita and the region

Centroid at 37.6683, -97.3243 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mead Neighborhood scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wichita

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Kansas legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

37.9% poverty · this tract

9.5

Supply constraint

$868 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wichita

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wichita

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wichita

2.5

How Mead Neighborhood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

97%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
9%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
100%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mead Neighborhood. 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.

25.3%Housing insecurity
19.8%Utility-shutoff threat
33.2%Food insecurity
24.4%SNAP enrollment
15.8%Transit barriers
20.7%No health insurance
22.2%Frequent mental distress
41.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mead Neighborhood

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.5/10. 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 Wichita eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 100% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 20173003400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20173003400?

Census tract 20173003400 in the Mead Neighborhood neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 20173003400?

Median gross rent is $868/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20173003400?

37.9% of residents in tract 20173003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,045.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20173003400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 98th, minority 62th, housing 9th.

Is tract 20173003400 considered part of Mead Neighborhood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20173003400 fall within Mead Neighborhood (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20173003400 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.3% 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. 19.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20173003400 compare to Wichita overall?

Tract 20173003400 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Wichita at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wichita eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 20173003400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 100% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wichita

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