Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Wooster Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39169000500 · Wayne County, OH · pop 4,419 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Wooster
Eviction risk in Wooster eviction risk in Wayne County centers on tract 39169000500, which scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,419 residents. That is riskier than roughly 17% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $871 a month against an average household income of $62,031 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,340
Renter share40.7%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$62,031
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wooster and the region
Centroid at 40.7801, -81.9196 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wooster scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wooster
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$871 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wooster
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wooster
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wooster
4.8
How Wooster compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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)
- 494Total filings over 12 yrs
- 5.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2005)
- 40Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 48% over the past 12 months.
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.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.1%Food insecurity
- 12.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wooster
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wooster eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Wayne County average of 4.1 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 494 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.6% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39169000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39169000500?
Census tract 39169000500 in Wooster scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 39169000500?
Median gross rent is $871/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39169000500?
8.9% of residents in tract 39169000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,419.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39169000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 39th, minority 23th, housing 77th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39169000500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 494 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39169000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.37% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39169000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39169000500 compare to Wooster overall?
Tract 39169000500 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Wooster at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wooster eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wooster
Top eight tracts in Wooster ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · OH
39169000600
3.9
/ 10 · Low
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Wooster Public Square Historic District
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39169000700
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39169000800
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
Wooster Public Square Historic District
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39169000300
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
Wooster Public Square Historic District
2.3
/ 10 · Low
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