Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Wausau Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 55073001105 ·
Marathon County, WI · pop 2,116 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Wausau
55073001105 is a census tract in Wausau, WI. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,116. Cost burden runs 26% here against 37.6% across Marathon County.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%Stable renters 4%Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units862
Renter share5.5%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$68,889
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
36th percentile
#8 of 12 tracts In Wausau
Low
Within county
65th percentile
#12 of 32 tracts In Marathon County
Elevated
Within state
66th percentile
#517 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Elevated
National
46th percentile
#45,786 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wausau and the region
Centroid at 44.9823, -89.5549 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wausau scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,042 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Wausau compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
8.0%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
29.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wausau
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.4/10. Food insecurity runs 9.7% against 17.8% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 5% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.5/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Marathon County average of 3.8 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,042, close to the Wausau average. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $68,889.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 55073001105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55073001105?
Census tract 55073001105 in Wausau scores 4.2/10 (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 55073001105?
Median gross rent is $1,042/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55073001105?
8.2% of residents in tract 55073001105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,116.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55073001105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 18th, minority 1th, housing 24th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 55073001105 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 55073001105 compare to Wausau overall?
Tract 55073001105 scores 4.2/10, right in line with 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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