Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
South Pier District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sheboygan
Tract 55117000201 ·
Sheboygan County, WI · pop 2,683 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
The South Pier District area of Sheboygan anchors census tract 55117000201, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #74,814 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 18% of renter households, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $755 a month while the average household earns $57,457 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%Stable renters 33%Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,123
Renter share40.1%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate17.2%
Median income$57,457
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In South Pier District
Elevated
Within parent city
91th percentile
#2 of 12 tracts In Sheboygan
Very High
Within county
96th percentile
#2 of 28 tracts In Sheboygan County
Very High
Within state
72th percentile
#434 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sheboygan and the region
Centroid at 43.7648, -87.7184 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Pier District scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sheboygan
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
17.2% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$755 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sheboygan
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sheboygan
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sheboygan
4.7
How South Pier District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
75%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
425Total filings over 17 yrs
5.83%Avg annual filing rate
9.5%Peak (2014)
28Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2017
Filings climbed 40% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Pier District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
16.3%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
22.4%Food insecurity
24.1%SNAP enrollment
11.1%Transit barriers
13.2%No health insurance
19.4%Frequent mental distress
33.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Pier District
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Sheboygan eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Sheboygan County average of 4.1 and below the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th 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 55117000201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55117000201?
Census tract 55117000201 in the South Pier District neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 55117000201?
Median gross rent is $755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55117000201?
17.2% of residents in tract 55117000201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,683.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55117000201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 65th, minority 56th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 55117000201 considered part of South Pier District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 55117000201 fall within South Pier District (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55117000201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 425 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 55117000201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.83% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 55117000201 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.3% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 55117000201 compare to Sheboygan overall?
Tract 55117000201 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Sheboygan at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sheboygan eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sheboygan
Top eight tracts in Sheboygan ranked by composite eviction-risk score.