Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 55133202203 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55133202203 · Waukesha County, WI · pop 2,396
Census tract 55133202203 runs through Waukesha. With 2,396 residents, it scores 4.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #68,166 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 75% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,167 a month against an average household income of $56,754 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,080
Renter share70.9%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate18.3%
Median income$56,754
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukesha County and the region
Centroid at 42.9999, -88.2602 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 55133202203 scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
18.3% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,167 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 55133202203 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.1%Food insecurity
- 13.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 9.9%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 55133202203
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 set by Wisconsin eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Waukesha County average of 3.8 and in line with the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55133202203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55133202203?
Census tract 55133202203 in Waukesha County scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 55133202203?
Median gross rent is $1,167/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55133202203?
18.3% of residents in tract 55133202203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,396.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55133202203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 51th, minority 59th, housing 90th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 55133202203 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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