Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Ashland Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21019030600 · Boyd County, KY · pop 4,353

Census tract 21019030600 sits in Ashland eviction risk in Boyd County, Kentucky eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. It lands near the 14th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 14% of renter households, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $776 monthly, set against $73,783 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 20% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,815

Renter share23.6%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate10.1%

Median income$73,783

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ashland and the region

Centroid at 38.4474, -82.6657 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ashland scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ashland

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.3

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

10.1% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$776 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ashland

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ashland

8.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ashland

7.2

How Ashland 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.

18%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
2%Racial/ethnic minority
58%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ashland

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 Ashland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Boyd County average of 4.8 and below the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

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 21019030600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21019030600?

Census tract 21019030600 in Ashland scores 4/10 (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 21019030600?

Median gross rent is $776/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21019030600?

10.1% of residents in tract 21019030600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,353.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21019030600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 96th, minority 2th, housing 58th.

How does tract 21019030600 compare to Ashland overall?

Tract 21019030600 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Ashland at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ashland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ashland

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