Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Mead Neighborhood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wichita

Tract 20173003800 · Sedgwick County, KS · pop 2,357 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 20173003800 sits in Mead Neighborhood in Wichita eviction risk, Kansas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 14% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $855 a month while the average household earns $45,581 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 41% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units1,101

Renter share53.9%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate35.2%

Median income$45,581

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wichita and the region

Centroid at 37.6657, -97.3086 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mead Neighborhood scores 5.5

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

35.2% poverty · this tract

8.8

Supply constraint

$855 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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: 67

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

87%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
22%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
38%Grade C
31%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.

21.6%Housing insecurity
17.4%Utility-shutoff threat
27.9%Food insecurity
19.9%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
16.9%No health insurance
20.1%Frequent mental distress
38.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mead Neighborhood

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.8/10. 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 about the same as the Sedgwick County average of 4.2 and in line with the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 31% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% 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 20173003800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20173003800?

Census tract 20173003800 in the Mead Neighborhood neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 20173003800?

Median gross rent is $855/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20173003800?

35.2% of residents in tract 20173003800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,357.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20173003800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 67th, minority 63th, housing 22th.

Is tract 20173003800 considered part of Mead Neighborhood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20173003800 fall within Mead Neighborhood (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20173003800 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.6% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20173003800 compare to Wichita overall?

Tract 20173003800 scores 5.5/10, 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 20173003800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 31% 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.

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