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Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Louisville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21111011713 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 3,245

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) anchors census tract 21111011713, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #20,978 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,232 monthly, set against $39,988 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 17% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,177
Renter share62.5%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate30.6%
Median income$39,988

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 90 tracts In Louisville
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 216 tracts In Jefferson County
High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#332 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Elevated
National
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#20,889 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Louisville and the region

Centroid at 38.0968, -85.6987 · click any tract to drill in

Why Louisville scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Louisville
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
30.6% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$1,232 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Louisville
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Louisville
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Louisville
3.0

How Louisville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Louisville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 011713Louisville: 2.42.4Louisvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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)

  • 1,441Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 23.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 45.5%Peak (2013)
  • 110Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 211110117132002: 88 filings (22.08/100 renter HHs)2003: 91 filings (22.83/100 renter HHs)2004: 78 filings (19.57/100 renter HHs)2005: 59 filings (11.90/100 renter HHs)2006: 59 filings (11.90/100 renter HHs)2007: 70 filings (14.12/100 renter HHs)2008: 127 filings (25.62/100 renter HHs)2009: 136 filings (27.44/100 renter HHs)2010: 113 filings (21.40/100 renter HHs)2011: 134 filings (33.67/100 renter HHs)2012: 83 filings (20.85/100 renter HHs)2013: 181 filings (45.48/100 renter HHs)2014: 112 filings (28.14/100 renter HHs)2015: 110 filings (27.64/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 25% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Louisville

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.7/10. 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 Louisville eviction risk/Jefferson County metro government (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.5 and above the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 74th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,441 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 23.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 45.5% of renter households in 2013.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 21111011713

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111011713?

Census tract 21111011713 in Louisville scores 5.3/10 (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 21111011713?

Median gross rent is $1,232/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21111011713?

30.6% of residents in tract 21111011713 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,245.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21111011713?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 88th, minority 51th, housing 47th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111011713?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,441 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111011713 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.76% of renter households, peaking at 45.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 21111011713 compare to Louisville overall?

Tract 21111011713 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Louisville at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Louisville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Louisville

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

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