Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Whittier Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sioux Falls

Tract 46099000300 · Minnehaha County, SD · pop 3,324 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

46099000300 is a census tract in the Whittier area of Sioux Falls, SD. It scores 4.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,324 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 23% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units1,742

Renter share40.6%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate17.6%

Median income$66,010

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sioux Falls and the region

Centroid at 43.5609, -96.7079 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whittier scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sioux Falls

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

South Dakota legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

17.6% poverty · this tract

4.4

Supply constraint

$938 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sioux Falls

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sioux Falls

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sioux Falls

1.5

How Whittier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

88%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
81%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Whittier. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whittier

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. 44% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Minnehaha County average of 35.2%.

12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against the Minnehaha County average of 3.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Average gross rent is $938, 9% below the Sioux Falls average.

That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 9.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $66,010, annual rent is just 17%.

Statewide the SD average is 3.6, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 46099000300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 46099000300?

Census tract 46099000300 in the Whittier neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 46099000300?

Median gross rent is $938/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 46099000300?

17.6% of residents in tract 46099000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,324.

How socially vulnerable is tract 46099000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 91th, minority 51th, housing 81th.

Is tract 46099000300 considered part of Whittier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 46099000300 fall within Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 46099000300 compare to Sioux Falls overall?

Tract 46099000300 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Sioux Falls at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sioux Falls eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sioux Falls

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