Eviction Risk in Airport Gateway , Milwaukee
2 census tracts · pop 10,551 · pop-weighted composite 5.4/10 · range 5.2–5.5
Airport Gateway is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Milwaukee with 2 census tracts and a population of 10,551 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 34% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 12% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,124/month sits 6% higher than the Milwaukee citywide median ($1,059).
Airport Gateway vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Airport Gateway vs Milwaukee
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 10,204 residents across all tracts in Airport Gateway. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 22.5%
- White (non-Hispanic) 61.1%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 1.7%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 8.3%
- Other / Multiracial 6.5%
2 tracts in Airport Gateway
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55079021700 | 5.5 | 6,228 | 35% | $1,171 |
| 55079021600 | 5.2 | 4,323 | 32% | $1,056 |
CDC SVI percentile: 69
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Airport Gateway
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 687Total filings (sum)
- 5.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.0%Peak year (2007)
- 6.04%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 189Total filings 2020-21
- 1.3Avg monthly observed
- 2.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.65×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Airport Gateway
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility shutoff threat
- 16.2%Food insecurity
- 15.8%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 30.8%Any disability
About Airport Gateway
What is the eviction-risk score for Airport Gateway?
Airport Gateway scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Airport Gateway compare to Milwaukee overall?
Airport Gateway scores 0.0 points higher than Milwaukee overall (5.4/10). Rent burden: 34% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,124 vs $1,059.
What is the median rent in Airport Gateway?
Median gross rent in Airport Gateway is $1,124/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Airport Gateway residents are renters?
19% of Airport Gateway households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 10,551 residents.
Is Airport Gateway a high social-vulnerability area?
Airport Gateway sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.