Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Mead Neighborhood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wichita

Tract 20173003700 · Sedgwick County, KS · pop 1,898 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Mead Neighborhood area of Wichita anchors census tract 20173003700, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #62,312 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $684 a month against an average household income of $32,525 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 18% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units779

Renter share45.7%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate29.3%

Median income$32,525

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wichita and the region

Centroid at 37.6680, -97.2846 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mead Neighborhood scores 5.6

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

29.3% poverty · this tract

7.3

Supply constraint

$684 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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: 94

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

98%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
77%Housing & transportation

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.

29.4%Housing insecurity
23.4%Utility-shutoff threat
41.4%Food insecurity
32.4%SNAP enrollment
19.1%Transit barriers
25.1%No health insurance
22.1%Frequent mental distress
44.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mead Neighborhood

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.3/10. 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 29.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 20173003700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20173003700?

Census tract 20173003700 in the Mead Neighborhood neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 20173003700?

Median gross rent is $684/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20173003700?

29.3% of residents in tract 20173003700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,898.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20173003700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 84th, minority 72th, housing 77th.

Is tract 20173003700 considered part of Mead Neighborhood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20173003700 fall within Mead Neighborhood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20173003700 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.4% 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. 23.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20173003700 compare to Wichita overall?

Tract 20173003700 scores 5.6/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wichita

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