Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #15,434 of 84,120 nationally
Independence Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 29095011408 · Jackson County, MO · pop 1,171
Census tract 29095011408 is in Independence, Missouri. It has a population of 1,171 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 70% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 49% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $861/month against a median household income of $34,788 — roughly 30% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 57%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units596
Renter share82.2%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate19.8%
Median income$34,788
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Independence and the region
Centroid at 39.0855, -94.3738 · click any tract to drill in
Why Independence scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
19.8% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$861 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
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)
- 79Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below 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.
- 17.0%Housing insecurity
- 13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.8%Food insecurity
- 19.9%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 13.8%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 52.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 29095011408
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095011408?
Census tract 29095011408 in Independence scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 29095011408?
Median gross rent is $861/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29095011408?
19.8% of residents in tract 29095011408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,171.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29095011408?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 76th, minority 27th, housing 75th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 29095011408 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.76× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City eviction risk, MO), 2020-2021.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29095011408 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.0% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29095011408 compare to Independence overall?
Tract 29095011408 scores 6.2/10 — right in line with 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Independence
Top eight tracts in Independence ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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29095011405
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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29095015600
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
29095012000
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
29095014503
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
29095011601
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
29095011002
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
29095012200
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MO
29095011501
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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