8 census tracts · pop 23,832 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 4.9–5.8
Old North Milwaukee spans 8 census tracts of Milwaukee, WI, population 23,832. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 54% against 30.5% citywide, putting Old North Milwaukee 23.6% over its own city.
SNAP participation is 49.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 20.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 8,992 across 8 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 28.5% of renter households.
That places it #17 of 53 neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Judgments average 8.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Westlawn and Bronzeville. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 8 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,029, close to the Milwaukee average.
With little internal variation, 5.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
8 tracts · population-weighted
Old North Milwaukee vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Old North Milwaukee
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8,992Total filings (sum)
14.43%Avg annual filing rate
28.5%Peak year (2017)
15.97%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,679Total filings 2020-21
5.9Avg monthly observed
7.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.81×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Milwaukee, WI).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old North Milwaukee
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.1%Housing insecurity
20.8%Utility shutoff threat
40.7%Food insecurity
48.9%SNAP enrollment
13.3%No health insurance
40.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old North Milwaukee
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old North Milwaukee?
Old North Milwaukee scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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 Old North Milwaukee compare to Milwaukee overall?
Old North Milwaukee scores 1.1 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,029 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old North Milwaukee?
Average gross rent in Old North Milwaukee eviction risk is $1,029/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old North Milwaukee residents are renters?
66% of Old North Milwaukee households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 23,832 residents.
Q5
Is Old North Milwaukee a high social-vulnerability area?
Old North Milwaukee sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Old North Milwaukee have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Old North Milwaukee is census tract 55079002300 (score 5.8/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.8, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Old North Milwaukee for landlords?
Old North Milwaukee eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Milwaukee as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Old North Milwaukee?
Old North Milwaukee has 22,564 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
