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Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Owensboro Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21059000500 · Daviess County, KY · pop 2,121

Tract 21059000500 covers Owensboro in Daviess County in Kentucky. Home to 2,121 residents, it scores 4.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 14% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $840 a month while the average household earns $46,467 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 38% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,093
Renter share56.4%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate19.4%
Median income$46,467

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 18 tracts In Owensboro
Elevated
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 24 tracts In Daviess County
Elevated
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#567 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Elevated
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,159 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Owensboro and the region

Centroid at 37.7647, -87.1196 · click any tract to drill in

Why Owensboro scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Owensboro
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
19.4% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$840 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Owensboro
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Owensboro
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Owensboro
2.5

How Owensboro compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Owensboro risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 000500Owensboro: 2.32.3Owensboroparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

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)

  • 76Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 5.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak (2009)
  • 22Filings in 2009 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2009
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 210590005002006: 20 filings (5.46/100 renter HHs)2007: 16 filings (4.37/100 renter HHs)2008: 18 filings (4.92/100 renter HHs)2009: 22 filings (6.01/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Owensboro

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Owensboro 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 Daviess County average of 4.2 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 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 76 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.0% of renter households in 2009.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 21059000500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21059000500?

Census tract 21059000500 in Owensboro scores 4.6/10 (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 21059000500?

Median gross rent is $840/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21059000500?

19.4% of residents in tract 21059000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,121.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21059000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 93th, minority 43th, housing 76th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21059000500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 76 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 21059000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.19% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 21059000500 compare to Owensboro overall?

Tract 21059000500 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Owensboro at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Owensboro eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Owensboro

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

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