Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Poerio Eviction Risk: Moderate , Somers
Tract 55059000102 · Kenosha County, WI · pop 3,126 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 55059000102 in the Poerio area of Somers, WI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,126. Against Kenosha County at 40.9%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,705
Renter share51.0%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate19.8%
Median income$43,569
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Somers and the region
Centroid at 42.6509, -87.8319 · click any tract to drill in
Why Poerio scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Somers
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
19.8% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$934 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Somers
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Somers
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Somers
5.1
How Poerio compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Poerio. 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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.6%Food insecurity
- 16.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Poerio
36% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $934 a month, rents run 36% under what the rest of Somers commands. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.5/10.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10. It sits 1.6 points above the Kenosha County average of 3.8.
The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.9/10. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 6.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $43,569.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 55059000102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55059000102?
Census tract 55059000102 in the Poerio neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 55059000102?
Median gross rent is $934/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55059000102?
19.8% of residents in tract 55059000102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,126.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55059000102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 38th, minority 42th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 55059000102 considered part of Poerio?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55059000102 fall within Poerio (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 55059000102 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55059000102 compare to Somers overall?
Tract 55059000102 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Somers at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Somers; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Somers
Top eight tracts in Somers ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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