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Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

Fostoria Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 39147963000 · Seneca County, OH · pop 3,407 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Fostoria

39147963000 is a census tract in Fostoria, OH. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,407 residents. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2.2/10.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 23% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,280
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate20.8%
Median income$54,569

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Fostoria
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 14 tracts In Seneca County
Very High
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#844 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Elevated
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,336 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fostoria and the region

Centroid at 41.1396, -83.3908 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fostoria scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fostoria
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
20.8% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$661 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fostoria
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fostoria
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fostoria
5.9

How Fostoria compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fostoria risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 9630004.0Fostoriaparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fostoria

On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.4/10. Against the Seneca County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Average gross rent is $661, 18% below the Fostoria average. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.7/10.

That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $54,569, annual rent is just 15%.

Statewide the OH average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 28% of renters. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 39147963000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39147963000?

Census tract 39147963000 in Fostoria scores 5.2/10 (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 39147963000?

Median gross rent is $661/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39147963000?

20.8% of residents in tract 39147963000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,407.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39147963000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 98th, minority 43th, housing 97th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 39147963000 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.3% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 39147963000 compare to Fostoria overall?

Tract 39147963000 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Fostoria at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fostoria; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fostoria

Top eight tracts in Fostoria ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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