Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Rolla Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 29161890301 · Phelps County, MO · pop 3,600 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Rolla

29161890301 is a census tract in Rolla, MO. It scores 3.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,600 residents. 27% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Phelps County average of 42.8%.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 38% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units1,652

Renter share51.5%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$54,690

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rolla and the region

Centroid at 37.9406, -91.7440 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rolla scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rolla

3.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.0

State political climate

Missouri legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$849 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rolla

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rolla

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rolla

8.0

How Rolla compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

28%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
45%Housing & transportation

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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
12.3%Food insecurity
9.3%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
36.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rolla

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.1/10. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.1/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Phelps County average of 4.1 closely.

Average gross rent is $849, close to the Rolla average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $54,690.

52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 29161890301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29161890301?

Census tract 29161890301 in Rolla scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 29161890301?

Median gross rent is $849/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 29161890301?

11.7% of residents in tract 29161890301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,600.

How socially vulnerable is tract 29161890301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 88th, minority 25th, housing 45th.

What share of households in tract 29161890301 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 29161890301 compare to Rolla overall?

Tract 29161890301 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Rolla at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rolla eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rolla

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