1 census tracts · pop 3,431 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 4–4
Southeast Side is a one-tract neighborhood of Wausau, WI, population 3,431. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Wausau baseline of 28.3%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
34% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10. Court records for this tract carry 61 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 5.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.3% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Wausau, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third.
Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Highland Park and Riverview. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southeast Side vs WausauHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority12%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southeast Side
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
61Total filings (sum)
2.67%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak year (2011)
2.27%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southeast Side
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
31.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southeast Side
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southeast Side?
Southeast Side scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Southeast Side compare to Wausau overall?
Southeast Side scores 0.0 points higher than Wausau overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,050 vs $1,010.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southeast Side?
Average gross rent in Southeast Side is $1,050/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southeast Side residents are renters?
21% of Southeast Side households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Wausau). The neighborhood has 3,431 residents.
Q5
Is Southeast Side a high social-vulnerability area?
Southeast Side sits in the 34th 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.
Q6
How safe is Southeast Side for landlords?
Southeast Side carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wausau as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Southeast Side?
Southeast Side has 3,483 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.5%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%), Hispanic / Latino (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
