2 census tracts · pop 7,814 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Downtown spans 2 census tracts of Racine, WI, population 7,814. The Eviction Risk Score is 5/10, in the Moderate tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Racine rate of 31.7%.
Food insecurity affects 43.5% of adults, 25.7 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 35%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.8/10.
Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. 22.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The filing record is not thin: 1,258 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 18.5% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 13.0% in 2017 against a 18.5% peak. That places it #1 of 5 neighborhoods in Racine.
For a like-for-like read, Towerview and Lincoln-King score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
With little internal variation, 5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown vs RacineHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,258Total filings (sum)
14.64%Avg annual filing rate
18.5%Peak year (2014)
12.96%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.0%Housing insecurity
20.2%Utility shutoff threat
43.6%Food insecurity
48.6%SNAP enrollment
22.0%No health insurance
44.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Downtown compare to Racine overall?
Downtown scores 1.4 points higher than Racine overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,000 vs $1,033.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown?
Average gross rent in Downtown is $1,000/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
59% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Racine). The neighborhood has 7,814 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 94th 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 Downtown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown is census tract 55101002900 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown for landlords?
Downtown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Racine as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown?
Downtown has 7,764 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (37.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (29.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
