Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Benson Eviction Risk: Moderate , Omaha
Tract 31055006603 · Douglas County, NE · pop 3,194 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
For landlords sizing up the Benson area of Omaha, census tract 31055006603 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #51,802 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $897 a month against an average household income of $40,614 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,419
Renter share72.2%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate19.1%
Median income$40,614
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
81
th percentile
High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Omaha and the region
Centroid at 41.2823, -96.0353 · click any tract to drill in
Why Benson scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Omaha
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Nebraska legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
19.1% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$897 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Omaha
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Omaha
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Omaha
3.0
How Benson compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 1%Grade A
- 84%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%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
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)
- 1,316Total filings over 13 yrs
- 11.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.1%Peak (2011)
- 100Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 32% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Benson. 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.
- 19.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.1%Food insecurity
- 23.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.5%Transit barriers
- 13.9%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Benson
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Omaha eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Douglas County average of 4.8 and above the Nebraska statewide average of 3.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,316 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 11.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.1% of renter households in 2011.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 31055006603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 31055006603?
Census tract 31055006603 in the Benson neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 31055006603?
Median gross rent is $897/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 31055006603?
19.1% of residents in tract 31055006603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,194.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 31055006603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 81th, minority 72th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 31055006603 considered part of Benson?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 31055006603 fall within Benson (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 31055006603?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,316 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 31055006603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.76% of renter households, peaking at 14.1% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 31055006603 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.0% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 31055006603 compare to Omaha overall?
Tract 31055006603 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Omaha at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Omaha eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 31055006603 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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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