Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Mead Neighborhood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wichita

Tract 20173006400 · Sedgwick County, KS · pop 1,858 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 20173006400 belongs to the Mead Neighborhood area of Wichita, Kansas. It is home to 1,858 residents and scores 3.8/10, a lower reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #76,490 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,080 a month while the average household earns $64,837 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 20% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units669

Renter share26.9%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate17.3%

Median income$64,837

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wichita and the region

Centroid at 37.6527, -97.2885 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mead Neighborhood scores 4.3

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

17.3% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$1,080 rent vs county FMR

5.9

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: 63

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

82%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
4%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.

15.3%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
18.1%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
12.8%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
32.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mead Neighborhood

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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 below the Sedgwick County average of 4.2 and below the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 20173006400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20173006400?

Census tract 20173006400 in the Mead Neighborhood neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 20173006400?

Median gross rent is $1,080/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20173006400?

17.3% of residents in tract 20173006400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,858.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20173006400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 97th, minority 56th, housing 4th.

Is tract 20173006400 considered part of Mead Neighborhood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20173006400 fall within Mead Neighborhood (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20173006400 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.3% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20173006400 compare to Wichita overall?

Tract 20173006400 scores 4.3/10, 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.