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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).

Eviction Risk
5.1
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
43%
22% severely burdened
Median rent
$747
Median household income
$34,883
48.1% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Water Street Historic District vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Water Street Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Water Street Histo: 5.15.1Water Street HistoNeighborhoodParent city: 4.14.1Parent cityhost cityState: 4.54.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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Comparison

Water Street Historic District vs Eau Claire

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.1 +24%
Eau Claire: 4.1
Rent burden
43.2% +72%
Eau Claire: 25.1%
Median gross rent
$747 -29%
Eau Claire: $1,045
Median HH income
$34,883 -47%
Eau Claire: $65,369
Poverty rate
48.1% +239%
Eau Claire: 14.2%
Renter share
75.3% +65%
Eau Claire: 45.6%
Where

Tract centroids in Water Street Historic District

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

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%
  • Hispanic / Latino 0.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 92.3%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 4%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.5%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.5%
Census tracts

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
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 27

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 57%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 0%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 14%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Water Street Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

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.

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