Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Ashland Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21019031003 · Boyd County, KY · pop 3,288 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Ashland

Ashland in Boyd County anchors census tract 21019031003, which lands at 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 8% of US census tracts.

About 6% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $778 a month against an average household income of $79,665 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 20% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units849

Renter share21.2%

SVI overall0.19

Poverty rate2.3%

Median income$79,665

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ashland and the region

Centroid at 38.4308, -82.6700 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ashland scores 3.4

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

2.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$778 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: 19

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

40%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
44%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 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 21019031003

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21019031003?

Census tract 21019031003 in Ashland scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21019031003?

Median gross rent is $778/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 6% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21019031003?

2.3% of residents in tract 21019031003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,288.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21019031003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 2th, minority 28th, housing 44th.

How does tract 21019031003 compare to Ashland overall?

Tract 21019031003 scores 3.4/10, 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.