Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Telegraph District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lincoln
Tract 31109001800 · Lancaster County, NE · pop 2,336 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 31109001800 in the Telegraph District area of Lincoln ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,336 residents. That is riskier than about 49% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $768 monthly, set against $28,285 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 89% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 55%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units1,237
Renter share89.4%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate49.4%
Median income$28,285
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lincoln and the region
Centroid at 40.8118, -96.6889 · click any tract to drill in
Why Telegraph District scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lincoln
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Nebraska legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
49.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$768 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lincoln
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lincoln
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lincoln
3.0
How Telegraph District 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.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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
- 44%Grade B
- 29%Grade C
- 17%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)
- 541Total filings over 14 yrs
- 5.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.8%Peak (2007)
- 31Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.
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.
- 18.6%Housing insecurity
- 14.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.2%Food insecurity
- 25.5%SNAP enrollment
- 15.5%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Telegraph District
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Lincoln eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lancaster County average of 4.4 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 541 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 5.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.8% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 73rd 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 31109001800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 31109001800?
Census tract 31109001800 in the Telegraph District neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 31109001800?
Median gross rent is $768/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 31109001800?
49.4% of residents in tract 31109001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,336.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 31109001800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 28th, minority 52th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 31109001800 considered part of Telegraph District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 31109001800 fall within Telegraph District (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 31109001800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 541 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 31109001800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.50% of renter households, peaking at 8.8% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 31109001800 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.6% 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. 14.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 31109001800 compare to Lincoln overall?
Tract 31109001800 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Lincoln at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lincoln eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 31109001800 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. 17% 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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