Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Riverside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wichita

Tract 20173008700 · Sedgwick County, KS · pop 3,733 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 20173008700 covers Riverside in Wichita, home to 3,733 residents. For landlords it grades 4.1/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 14% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $911 a month while the average household earns $49,514 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 33% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units1,589

Renter share53.6%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate18.6%

Median income$49,514

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wichita and the region

Centroid at 37.7027, -97.3793 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside scores 4.7

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

18.6% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$911 rent vs county FMR

4.2

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 Riverside 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.

89%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
73%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riverside. 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.

14.8%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
18.1%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
9.3%Transit barriers
14.2%No health insurance
17.8%Frequent mental distress
35.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverside

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.7/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White 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 20173008700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20173008700?

Census tract 20173008700 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 20173008700?

Median gross rent is $911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20173008700?

18.6% of residents in tract 20173008700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,733.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20173008700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 47th, minority 57th, housing 73th.

Is tract 20173008700 considered part of Riverside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20173008700 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20173008700 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.8% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20173008700 compare to Wichita overall?

Tract 20173008700 scores 4.7/10, 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.