Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Racine Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 55101001402 · Racine County, WI · pop 3,496 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Racine

Here is how census tract 55101001402, in Racine eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,496. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 81% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $903 a month against an average household income of $54,490 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 5% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,722

Renter share24.8%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate14.1%

Median income$54,490

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Racine and the region

Centroid at 42.7634, -87.7786 · click any tract to drill in

Why Racine scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Racine

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.8

State political climate

Wisconsin legislature & governorship

2.9

Economic stress

14.1% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$903 rent vs county FMR

2.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Racine

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Racine

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Racine

4.0

How Racine compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

34%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

22%Grade A
11%Grade B
15%Grade C
5%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

8.2%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
9.7%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
13.1%Frequent mental distress
28.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Racine

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Racine eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Racine County average of 4.9 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 5% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was A ("Best"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 55101001402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55101001402?

Census tract 55101001402 in Racine scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 55101001402?

Median gross rent is $903/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 55101001402?

14.1% of residents in tract 55101001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,496.

How socially vulnerable is tract 55101001402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 89th, minority 44th, housing 32th.

What share of households in tract 55101001402 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 55101001402 compare to Racine overall?

Tract 55101001402 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Racine at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Racine eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 55101001402 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 5% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Racine

Top eight tracts in Racine ranked by composite eviction-risk score.