Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Bronzeville Eviction Risk: Elevated , Milwaukee
Tract 55079006900 · Milwaukee County, WI · pop 1,949 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 55079006900 runs through the Bronzeville area of Milwaukee. With 1,949 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. It lands near the 86th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $987 monthly, set against $30,100 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units728
Renter share69.5%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate29.1%
Median income$30,100
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
87
th percentile
High
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milwaukee and the region
Centroid at 43.0798, -87.9108 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bronzeville scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Milwaukee
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
29.1% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$987 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milwaukee
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milwaukee
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milwaukee
5.5
How Bronzeville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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
- 78%Grade C
- 22%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.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,239Total filings over 13 yrs
- 16.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.0%Peak (2010)
- 84Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 337Total filings 2020-21
- 4.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Milwaukee, WI as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bronzeville. 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.
- 34.3%Housing insecurity
- 24.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 47.7%Food insecurity
- 57.2%SNAP enrollment
- 24.0%Transit barriers
- 17.6%No health insurance
- 22.2%Frequent mental distress
- 43.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bronzeville
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.3/10. 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 Milwaukee eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Milwaukee County average of 6.0 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Part of this tract, about 22% 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 34.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 24.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 55079006900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55079006900?
Census tract 55079006900 in the Bronzeville neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 55079006900?
Median gross rent is $987/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55079006900?
29.1% of residents in tract 55079006900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,949.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55079006900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 91th, minority 95th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 55079006900 considered part of Bronzeville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55079006900 fall within Bronzeville (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55079006900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,239 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 55079006900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.43% of renter households, peaking at 22.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 55079006900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.59× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee eviction risk, WI), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 55079006900 struggle to pay rent?
About 34.3% 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. 24.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 55079006900 compare to Milwaukee overall?
Tract 55079006900 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Milwaukee at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milwaukee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q10
Was tract 55079006900 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. 22% 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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