Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally

Dakota Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lincoln

Tract 31109003722 · Lancaster County, NE · pop 1,764 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

31109003722 is a census tract in the Dakota Place area of Lincoln, NE. It scores 4/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,764. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 28% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,084

Renter share62.9%

SVI overall0.53

Poverty rate7.7%

Median income$46,795

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lincoln and the region

Centroid at 40.7779, -96.6330 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dakota Place scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

7.7% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,093 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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 Dakota Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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

45%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
16%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
8%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.

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.

6.6%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
5.3%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
12.1%Frequent mental distress
32.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dakota Place

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. 56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Lancaster County average of 43.9%.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.9/10.

Food insecurity runs 9.1% against 17.8% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 6.6% against 14.2% nationally.

This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Lincoln. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 5.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. It tracks the Lancaster County average of 3.8 closely. Average gross rent is $1,093, close to the Lincoln average.

Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $46,795. 63% 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 31109003722

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 31109003722?

Census tract 31109003722 in the Dakota Place neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 31109003722?

Median gross rent is $1,093/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 31109003722?

7.7% of residents in tract 31109003722 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,764.

How socially vulnerable is tract 31109003722?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 62th, minority 16th, housing 68th.

Is tract 31109003722 considered part of Dakota Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 31109003722 fall within Dakota Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 31109003722 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 31109003722 compare to Lincoln overall?

Tract 31109003722 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Lincoln at 3.6/10. 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.

Was tract 31109003722 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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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