Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Portage Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 55021970402 · Columbia County, WI · pop 3,639 · 80% of tract blocks fall in Portage
55021970402 is a census tract in Portage, WI. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,639. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,575
Renter share35.2%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$66,199
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portage and the region
Centroid at 43.5124, -89.4438 · click any tract to drill in
Why Portage scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Portage
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$849 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portage
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portage
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portage
5.4
How Portage compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.6%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Portage
The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $849, 16% below the Portage average.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.8/10. Against the Columbia County average of 3.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.
On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 5.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $66,199, annual rent is just 15%.
28% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55021970402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55021970402?
Census tract 55021970402 in Portage scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 55021970402?
Median gross rent is $849/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55021970402?
9.0% of residents in tract 55021970402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,639.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55021970402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 41th, minority 23th, housing 67th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 55021970402 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 55021970402 compare to Portage overall?
Tract 55021970402 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Portage at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portage; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portage
Top eight tracts in Portage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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