Eviction Risk in Shawnee Heights , Kansas City
Tract 20209043000 · Wyandotte County, KS · pop 3,399 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 20209043000 sits in the Shawnee Heights neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. It has a population of 3,399 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 43% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 16% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,240/month against a median household income of $49,840 — roughly 30% rent-to-income at the medians.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 3,396 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).
- Hispanic / Latino 40.3%
- White (non-Hispanic) 47.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 8%
- Other / Multiracial 3.9%
How the 5.1/10 score is composed
| Signal | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Filing rate (county) | 8.5 | Eviction Lab via counties |
| State political climate | 2.0 | states.state_political_baseline |
| Regional political climate | 6.5 | 2024 county presidential margin |
| Local political climate | 5.0 | Kansas City (inherited) |
| Rent control risk | 1.0 | Kansas City (inherited) |
| Eviction process difficulty | 3.5 | state law |
| Tenant organizing strength | 4.0 | Kansas City (inherited) |
| Housing court bias | 3.0 | Kansas City (inherited) |
| Economic stress (tract) | 3.0 | this tract poverty rate |
| Supply constraint (tract) | 4.2 | tract rent vs county FMR |
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%Housing & transportation
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1Total filings over 1 yrs
- 5.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2016)
- 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Shawnee Heights. Closest by composite score.
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 17.8%Housing insecurity
- 12.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.0%Food insecurity
- 11.5%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%Transit barriers
- 20.0%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.6%Any disability
Dominant grade: D — hazardous — formally redlined; mortgage applications routinely denied
Approximately 73% of this tract's area was graded by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Greater Kansas City. Source: Mapping Inequality (Nelson, Winling, Marciano, Connolly et al., University of Richmond) — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- 0.0%A (Best)
- 0.0%B (Desirable)
- 21.4%C (Declining)
- 51.7%D (Redlined)
Redlining is correlated with present-day eviction-filing rates, lower home-ownership, and greater rent burden — see Aaronson, Hartley & Mazumder (FRB Chicago, 2021). The shading above reflects 90-year-old appraisals; it is historical context, not a current credit signal.
About tract 20209043000
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20209043000?
Census tract 20209043000 in the Shawnee Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.
What is the median rent in tract 20209043000?
Median gross rent is $1,240/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What is the poverty rate in tract 20209043000?
12.1% of residents in tract 20209043000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,399.
How socially vulnerable is tract 20209043000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 71th, minority 64th, housing 43th.
Is tract 20209043000 considered part of Shawnee Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20209043000 fall within Shawnee Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 20209043000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 20209043000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.88% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
What share of households in tract 20209043000 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.8% 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. 12.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Was tract 20209043000 redlined?
The dominant 1930s HOLC grade across this tract is D (Hazardous / redlined). Roughly 52% of the tract's area sits inside historically redlined (grade-D) zones drawn by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Greater Kansas City. Source: Mapping Inequality, University of Richmond.