Eviction Risk in Russell , Louisville
13 census tracts · pop 26,865 · pop-weighted composite 6.2/10 · range 5.4–6.7
Russell is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Louisville with 13 census tracts and a population of 26,865 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income).
Russell vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Russell vs Louisville
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 25,933 residents across all tracts in Russell. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 0.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 26.8%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 67%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0%
- Other / Multiracial 5.3%
13 tracts in Russell
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21111000201 | 6.7 | 1,433 | 51% | $1,092 |
| 21111003000 | 6.6 | 2,028 | 79% | $810 |
| 21111001800 | 6.6 | 1,093 | 66% | $838 |
| 21111000700 | 6.5 | 2,514 | 47% | $890 |
| 21111002300 | 6.5 | 1,857 | 51% | $855 |
| 21111000300 | 6.4 | 2,131 | 51% | $1,126 |
| 21111002401 | 6.4 | 2,049 | 52% | $776 |
| 21111002100 | 6.3 | 2,230 | 41% | $826 |
| 21111001000 | 6.3 | 2,218 | 60% | $1,086 |
| 21111002700 | 6.1 | 2,755 | 35% | $828 |
| 21111000600 | 6.1 | 1,496 | 57% | $745 |
| 21111001700 | 5.9 | 1,999 | 46% | $1,008 |
| 21111002402 | 5.4 | 3,062 | 23% | $996 |
CDC SVI percentile: 84
Pop-weighted across 13 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Russell
Aggregated across 10 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 19,965Total filings (sum)
- 20.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 60.9%Peak year (2014)
- 17.10%Latest filed (2015)
About Russell
What is the eviction-risk score for Russell?
Russell scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 13 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Russell compare to Louisville overall?
Russell scores 1.5 points higher than Louisville overall (4.7/10).
What is the median rent in Russell?
Median gross rent in Russell is $918/month (pop-weighted across 13 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Russell residents are renters?
64% of Russell households are renter-occupied (vs national avg ~36%). The neighborhood has 26,865 residents.
Is Russell a high social-vulnerability area?
Russell sits in the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.