Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Sparks Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 32031002901 · Washoe, NV · pop 3,303 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Sparks
Tract 32031002901 sits in Sparks eviction risk, NV, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. Population here is 3,303. The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,221
Renter share23.8%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$88,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sparks and the region
Centroid at 39.5605, -119.7430 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sparks scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sparks
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Nevada legislature & governorship
3.7
Economic stress
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,961 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sparks
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sparks
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sparks
3.0
How Sparks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 17Total filings over 1 yrs
- 8.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2001)
- 17Filings in 2001 (latest validated)
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.
- 15.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.6%Food insecurity
- 13.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sparks
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.5/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 filings here across 1 tracked years. Average gross rent is $1,961, 14% above the Sparks average.
The voucher gap is 13.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Running cool, housing-court posture reads 3/10.
Filings peaked in 2001 at 8.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 8.3% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters. It tracks the Washoe County average of 4.1 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 32031002901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 32031002901?
Census tract 32031002901 in Sparks scores 4.3/10 (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 32031002901?
Median gross rent is $1,961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 32031002901?
13.0% of residents in tract 32031002901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,303.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 32031002901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 66th, minority 59th, housing 13th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 32031002901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 32031002901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.25% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 32031002901 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.1% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 32031002901 compare to Sparks overall?
Tract 32031002901 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Sparks at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sparks eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Sparks
Top eight tracts in Sparks ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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