Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Scales Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oklahoma City

Tract 40109100400 · Oklahoma County, OK · pop 2,147 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 40109100400 reflects conditions in Scales Place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $927 monthly, set against $36,143 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 17% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units838

Renter share63.5%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate33.4%

Median income$36,143

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oklahoma City and the region

Centroid at 35.5004, -97.4856 · click any tract to drill in

Why Scales Place scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oklahoma City

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

Oklahoma legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

33.4% poverty · this tract

8.4

Supply constraint

$927 rent vs county FMR

2.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oklahoma City

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oklahoma City

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oklahoma City

2.0

How Scales Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

85%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
58%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
100%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.

35.1%Housing insecurity
29.7%Utility-shutoff threat
48.3%Food insecurity
51.3%SNAP enrollment
23.7%Transit barriers
18.1%No health insurance
21.7%Frequent mental distress
56.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Scales Place

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Oklahoma City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Oklahoma County average of 4.1 and above the Oklahoma statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 40109100400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 40109100400?

Census tract 40109100400 in the Scales Place neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 40109100400?

Median gross rent is $927/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 40109100400?

33.4% of residents in tract 40109100400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,147.

How socially vulnerable is tract 40109100400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 79th, minority 86th, housing 58th.

Is tract 40109100400 considered part of Scales Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 40109100400 fall within Scales Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 40109100400 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.1% 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. 29.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 40109100400 compare to Oklahoma City overall?

Tract 40109100400 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Oklahoma City at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oklahoma City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 40109100400 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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