Census Tract · Ranked #11,747 of 84,120 nationally

Independence Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 29095011002 · Jackson County, MO · pop 2,145

Census tract 29095011002 is in Independence, Missouri. It has a population of 2,145 and an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). 34% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 27% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,052/month against a median household income of $37,227 — roughly 34% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 37% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units834

Renter share55.4%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate42.1%

Median income$37,227

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Independence and the region

Centroid at 39.0988, -94.4490 · click any tract to drill in

Why Independence scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Independence

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

Missouri legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

42.1% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,052 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Independence

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Independence

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Independence

6.6

How Independence compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

97%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
18%Grade C
82%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.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

287Total filings 2020-21
3.7Avg monthly (observed)
3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.18×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Kansas City, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

23.1%Housing insecurity
17.8%Utility-shutoff threat
30.5%Food insecurity
27.5%SNAP enrollment
16.2%Transit barriers
17.6%No health insurance
23.2%Frequent mental distress
49.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 29095011002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095011002?

Census tract 29095011002 in Independence scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 29095011002?

Median gross rent is $1,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 29095011002?

42.1% of residents in tract 29095011002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,145.

How socially vulnerable is tract 29095011002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 53th, minority 50th, housing 97th.

Did eviction filings in tract 29095011002 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.18× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City eviction risk, MO), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 29095011002 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.1% 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. 17.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 29095011002 compare to Independence overall?

Tract 29095011002 scores 6.4/10 — higher than the parent city of Independence at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Independence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 29095011002 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 82% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Independence

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