Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Imperial Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29099700114 · Jefferson County, MO · pop 5,129 · 52% of tract blocks fall in Imperial
Here is how census tract 29099700114, in Imperial, looks to a landlord: a 5.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,129. On the national scale it ranks #39,578 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,151 a month against an average household income of $88,696 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,846
Renter share16.4%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$88,696
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
20
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Imperial and the region
Centroid at 38.3636, -90.3765 · click any tract to drill in
Why Imperial scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Imperial
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,151 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Imperial
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Imperial
2.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Imperial
6.5
How Imperial compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 420Total filings over 14 yrs
- 9.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.2%Peak (2012)
- 28Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.
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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Imperial
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Imperial, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 4.7 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 420 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 9.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.2% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29099700114
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29099700114?
Census tract 29099700114 in Imperial scores 2.4/10 (Lower 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 29099700114?
Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29099700114?
8.9% of residents in tract 29099700114 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,129.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29099700114?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 23th, minority 20th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29099700114?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 420 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29099700114 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.13% of renter households, peaking at 17.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29099700114 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29099700114 compare to Imperial overall?
Tract 29099700114 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Imperial at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Imperial; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Related