Census Tract · Ranked #28,252 of 84,120 nationally
Independence Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 29095012100 ·
Jackson County, MO · pop 5,436
Census tract 29095012100 is in Independence, Missouri. It has a population of 5,436 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 38% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 11% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,140/month against a median household income of $56,643 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 22%Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,336
Renter share34.7%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$56,643
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
32th percentile
#24 of 35 tracts In Independence
Low
Within county
62th percentile
#88 of 227 tracts In Jackson County
Elevated
Within state
84th percentile
#259 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
High
National
66th percentile
#28,252 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Independence and the region
Centroid at 39.0636, -94.4399 · 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
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,140 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
89%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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
0%Grade C
23%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)
689Total filings over 14 yrs
7.51%Avg annual filing rate
12.8%Peak (2006)
47Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 — 2017
Filings climbed 38% over the past 14 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
294Total filings 2020-21
3.8Avg monthly (observed)
3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.13×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Kansas City, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
18.9%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
18.5%SNAP enrollment
12.6%Transit barriers
14.0%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
43.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 29095012100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095012100?
Census tract 29095012100 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 29095012100?
Median gross rent is $1,140/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29095012100?
11.7% of residents in tract 29095012100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,436.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29095012100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 81th, minority 48th, housing 53th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29095012100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 689 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29095012100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.51% of renter households, peaking at 12.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29095012100 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City eviction risk, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29095012100 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.9% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29095012100 compare to Independence overall?
Tract 29095012100 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.
Q9
Was tract 29095012100 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. 23% 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.
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