1 census tracts · pop 4,622 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Rufus King is a one-tract quarter of Milwaukee, WI, population 4,622. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Milwaukee rate of 30.5%.
SNAP participation is 43.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Set annual rent against average household income of $33,765 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. 67% 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. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. 17.3% 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.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 2,299 eviction filings.
Average gross rent is $926, 13% below the Milwaukee average of $1,059. Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 22.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 14.6% in 2017 against a 22.4% peak. Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Milwaukee, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Rufus King vs MilwaukeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Rufus King
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,299Total filings (sum)
17.95%Avg annual filing rate
22.4%Peak year (2008)
14.56%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
776Total filings 2020-21
10.1Avg monthly observed
13.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.74×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 Rufus King
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.1%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility shutoff threat
36.9%Food insecurity
43.0%SNAP enrollment
13.1%No health insurance
40.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Rufus King
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rufus King?
Rufus King scores 5.8/10 (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 Rufus King compare to Milwaukee overall?
Rufus King scores 1.4 points higher than Milwaukee overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $926 vs $1,059.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rufus King?
Average gross rent in Rufus King is $926/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rufus King residents are renters?
67% of Rufus King households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Milwaukee). The neighborhood has 4,622 residents.
Q5
Is Rufus King a high social-vulnerability area?
Rufus King sits in the 90th 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
How safe is Rufus King for landlords?
Rufus King carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Milwaukee as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Rufus King?
Rufus King has 4,371 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (89%), Other / Multiracial (5.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
