Eviction Risk in Water Street Historic District , Eau Claire
1 census tracts · pop 5,554 · pop-weighted composite 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1
Water Street Historic District is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Eau Claire with 1 census tract and a population of 5,554 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $747/month sits 29% lower than the Eau Claire citywide median ($1,045).
Water Street Historic District vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Water Street Historic District vs Eau Claire
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 5,097 residents across all tracts in Water Street Historic District. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 0.7%
- White (non-Hispanic) 92.3%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 4%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.5%
- Other / Multiracial 1.5%
1 tracts in Water Street Historic District
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55035001200 | 5.1 | 5,554 | 43% | $747 |
CDC SVI percentile: 27
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Water Street Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 219Total filings (sum)
- 1.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak year (2014)
- 0.92%Latest filed (2017)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Water Street Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 15.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.8%Utility shutoff threat
- 24.5%Food insecurity
- 28.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 38.2%Any disability
About Water Street Historic District
What is the eviction-risk score for Water Street Historic District?
Water Street Historic District scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Water Street Historic District compare to Eau Claire overall?
Water Street Historic District scores 1.0 points higher than Eau Claire overall (4.1/10). Rent burden: 43% vs 25% citywide. Median rent: $747 vs $1,045.
What is the median rent in Water Street Historic District?
Median gross rent in Water Street Historic District is $747/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Water Street Historic District residents are renters?
75% of Water Street Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Eau Claire). The neighborhood has 5,554 residents.
Is Water Street Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Water Street Historic District sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.