Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Grant Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wausau
Tract 55073000500 · Marathon County, WI · pop 3,302 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
55073000500 is a census tract in the Grant area of Wausau, WI. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,302 residents. The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,286
Renter share27.2%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate15.7%
Median income$60,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wausau and the region
Centroid at 44.9650, -89.6476 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grant scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wausau
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
15.7% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,050 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wausau
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wausau
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wausau
6.0
How Grant compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%Housing & transportation
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)
- 124Total filings over 9 yrs
- 3.51%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2014)
- 9Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 15.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grant
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. Cost burden runs about half here against 37.6% across Marathon County. It sits 1.4 points above the Marathon County average of 3.8.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.4/10. Court records carry 124 eviction filings across 9 observed years. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.9/10.
Filings peaked in 2014 at 5.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 65th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 5.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WI average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55073000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55073000500?
Census tract 55073000500 in the Grant neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 55073000500?
Median gross rent is $1,050/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55073000500?
15.7% of residents in tract 55073000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,302.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55073000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 67th, minority 48th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 55073000500 considered part of Grant?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55073000500 fall within Grant (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55073000500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 124 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 55073000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.51% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55073000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55073000500 compare to Wausau overall?
Tract 55073000500 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Wausau at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wausau eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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