Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Wheeler District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oklahoma City

Tract 40109104500 · Oklahoma County, OK · pop 2,957 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 4.6/10 for census tract 40109104500 reflects conditions in the Wheeler District area of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It lands near the 25th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $977 monthly, set against $52,479 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 24% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units977

Renter share42.3%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate33.9%

Median income$52,479

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oklahoma City and the region

Centroid at 35.4352, -97.5346 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wheeler District scores 5.1

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

33.9% poverty · this tract

8.5

Supply constraint

$977 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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 Wheeler District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

99%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
15%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
73%Grade C
21%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Wheeler District. 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.

32.7%Housing insecurity
21.9%Utility-shutoff threat
43.4%Food insecurity
36.1%SNAP enrollment
20.1%Transit barriers
34.1%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
49.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wheeler District

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.5/10. 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.

Part of this tract, about 21% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 32.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 40109104500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 40109104500?

Census tract 40109104500 in the Wheeler District neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 40109104500?

Median gross rent is $977/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 40109104500?

33.9% of residents in tract 40109104500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,957.

How socially vulnerable is tract 40109104500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 94th, minority 84th, housing 15th.

Is tract 40109104500 considered part of Wheeler District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 40109104500 fall within Wheeler District (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 40109104500 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.7% 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. 21.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 40109104500 compare to Oklahoma City overall?

Tract 40109104500 scores 5.1/10, 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 40109104500 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. 21% 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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