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Eviction Risk in Walnut Creek , Columbus

Tract 39049010100 · Franklin County, OH · pop 1,311 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 39049010100 sits in the Walnut Creek neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. It has a population of 1,311 and an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). 28% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 12% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,365/month against a median household income of $75,521 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.

Eviction Risk
4.8
Moderate tier · 1-10 composite
Confidence 100%
Rent burden
28%
12% severely burdened (≥50%)
Median rent
$1,365
vs county FMR_2BR: -6%
Median household income
$75,521
5.7% below poverty line
Where

Tract location

Centroid at 40.0443, -82.9169. Drag to explore.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black-White Neighborhood — 1,363 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).

Hispanic / Latino: 7.1% White (non-Hispanic): 41.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 41.7% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.7% Other / Multiracial: 8.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 7.1%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 41.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 41.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.7%
  • Other / Multiracial 8.4%
Score breakdown

How the 4.8/10 score is composed

Signal Score Source
Filing rate (county) 8.0 Eviction Lab via counties
State political climate 2.4 states.state_political_baseline
Regional political climate 6.6 2024 county presidential margin
Local political climate 6.5 Columbus (inherited)
Rent control risk 1.5 Columbus (inherited)
Eviction process difficulty 4.5 state law
Tenant organizing strength 5.5 Columbus (inherited)
Housing court bias 4.0 Columbus (inherited)
Economic stress (tract) 1.4 this tract poverty rate
Supply constraint (tract) 4.4 tract rent vs county FMR
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 214Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 3.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.5%Peak (2009)
  • 18Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 390490101002002: 2 filings (0.48/100 renter HHs)2003: 3 filings (0.72/100 renter HHs)2004: 8 filings (1.91/100 renter HHs)2005: 10 filings (0.88/100 renter HHs)2006: 15 filings (1.31/100 renter HHs)2007: 16 filings (1.40/100 renter HHs)2008: 28 filings (2.45/100 renter HHs)2009: 29 filings (2.54/100 renter HHs)2010: 28 filings (8.51/100 renter HHs)2011: 22 filings (6.23/100 renter HHs)2012: 7 filings (1.98/100 renter HHs)2013: 28 filings (7.93/100 renter HHs)2015: 18 filings (5.10/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 800% over the past 13 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 196Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.81×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 4 filings (2.40× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 8 filings (8.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 4 filings (1.50× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2021-07-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 4 filings (4.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2022-01-01: 11 filings (6.59× baseline)2022-02-01: 4 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-03-01: 6 filings (8.96× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 5 filings (2.50× baseline)2022-06-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2022-07-01: 8 filings (6.02× baseline)2022-08-01: 3 filings (4.48× baseline)2022-09-01: 7 filings (7.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 3 filings (1.80× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-12-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (2.40× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 5 filings (7.46× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 4 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 3 filings (4.48× baseline)2023-07-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2023-08-01: 4 filings (5.97× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 3 filings (1.80× baseline)2023-12-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 4 filings (1.50× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 5 filings (7.46× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2024-08-01: 3 filings (4.48× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 4 filings (2.40× baseline)2024-12-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-01-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2025-03-01: 3 filings (4.48× baseline)2025-04-01: 5 filings (5.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2025-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 4 filings (3.01× baseline)2025-08-01: 8 filings (11.94× baseline)2025-09-01: 4 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 5 filings (2.99× baseline)2025-11-01: 6 filings (3.59× baseline)2025-12-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2026-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Walnut Creek. Closest by composite score.

Tract · OH
Walnut Creek
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
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.

Frequently asked

About tract 39049010100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049010100?

Census tract 39049010100 in the Walnut Creek neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.

What is the median rent in tract 39049010100?

Median gross rent is $1,365/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39049010100?

5.7% of residents in tract 39049010100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,311.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39049010100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 18th, minority 73th, housing 69th.

Is tract 39049010100 considered part of Walnut Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049010100 fall within Walnut Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049010100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 214 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049010100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.19% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 39049010100 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.81× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 39049010100 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.