Census Tract · Ranked #28,252 of 84,120 nationally

Independence Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 29095011800 · Jackson County, MO · pop 5,262

Census tract 29095011800 is in Independence, Missouri. It has a population of 5,262 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 29% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 20% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,090/month against a median household income of $47,356 — roughly 28% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 43% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units2,328

Renter share60.5%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate20.4%

Median income$47,356

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Independence and the region

Centroid at 39.0882, -94.4575 · click any tract to drill in

Why Independence scores 5.7

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

20.4% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,090 rent vs county FMR

3.1

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: 73

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

83%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
54%Grade C
41%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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,202Total filings over 14 yrs
9.17%Avg annual filing rate
10.3%Peak (2011)
87Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2003 — 2017

Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

452Total filings 2020-21
5.9Avg monthly (observed)
7.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.77×Ratio to baseline

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

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.

19.9%Housing insecurity
14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
23.1%Food insecurity
18.5%SNAP enrollment
12.9%Transit barriers
14.2%No health insurance
22.5%Frequent mental distress
42.5%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 29095011800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095011800?

Census tract 29095011800 in Independence scores 5.7/10 (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 29095011800?

Median gross rent is $1,090/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 29095011800?

20.4% of residents in tract 29095011800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,262.

How socially vulnerable is tract 29095011800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 60th, minority 51th, housing 55th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29095011800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,202 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29095011800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.17% of renter households, peaking at 10.3% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 29095011800 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.77× 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.

What share of households in tract 29095011800 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.9% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 29095011800 compare to Independence overall?

Tract 29095011800 scores 5.7/10 — lower 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 29095011800 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 41% 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.