Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Whittier Eviction Risk: Lower , Sioux Falls

Tract 46099000401 · Minnehaha County, SD · pop 2,846 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Eviction risk in the Whittier area of Sioux Falls centers on tract 46099000401, which scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 2,846 residents. That ranks it among the lowest-risk tracts in the country for landlords, near the bottom 1% nationally.

About 19% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,082 a month while the average household earns $80,729 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 17% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units1,066

Renter share20.3%

SVI overall0.30

Poverty rate3.0%

Median income$80,729

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sioux Falls and the region

Centroid at 43.5485, -96.6975 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whittier scores 2.5

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

3.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,082 rent vs county FMR

5.5

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: 30

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

39%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
13%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Whittier. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whittier

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.5/10. 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 Sioux Falls eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Minnehaha County average of 2.9 and below the South Dakota statewide average of 3.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 46099000401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 46099000401?

Census tract 46099000401 in the Whittier neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 46099000401?

Median gross rent is $1,082/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 46099000401?

3.0% of residents in tract 46099000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,846.

How socially vulnerable is tract 46099000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 53th, minority 50th, housing 13th.

Is tract 46099000401 considered part of Whittier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 46099000401 fall within Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 46099000401 compare to Sioux Falls overall?

Tract 46099000401 scores 2.5/10, higher than the parent city of Sioux Falls at 1.7/10. 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.