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

Wheeler District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oklahoma City

Tract 40109104700 · Oklahoma County, OK · pop 1,339 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

In the Wheeler District area of Oklahoma City, census tract 40109104700 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $716 a month against an average household income of $14,985 a year, roughly 57% of income at the averages. About 89% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 59% Stable renters 30% Owners 11%

Tract context

Occupied units625

Renter share89.4%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate53.5%

Median income$14,985

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oklahoma City and the region

Centroid at 35.4412, -97.5165 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wheeler District 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

53.5% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$716 rent vs county FMR

1.1

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: 89

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

99%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
18%Grade B
0%Grade C
82%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
25.6%Utility-shutoff threat
45.8%Food insecurity
44.3%SNAP enrollment
21.9%Transit barriers
28.3%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
54.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wheeler District

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 82% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 89th 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 40109104700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 40109104700?

Census tract 40109104700 in the Wheeler District 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 40109104700?

Median gross rent is $716/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 40109104700?

53.5% of residents in tract 40109104700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,339.

How socially vulnerable is tract 40109104700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 57th, minority 75th, housing 66th.

Is tract 40109104700 considered part of Wheeler District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 40109104700 fall within Wheeler District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 40109104700 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. 25.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 40109104700 compare to Oklahoma City overall?

Tract 40109104700 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 40109104700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 82% 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.

Sibling tracts

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