13 census tracts · pop 26,865 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.2–5.4
Russell spans 13 census tracts of Louisville, KY, population 26,865. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. The poverty rate is 39%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Running hot is economic stress at 8.5/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Louisville rate of 43.6%.
Court records carry 19,965 eviction filings across its 10 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 60.9% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $918, 9% below the Louisville average of $1,011. The most recent observed rate, 16.7% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Louisville, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 13 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
13 tracts · population-weighted
Russell vs LouisvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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)
Frequently asked
About Russell
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Russell?
Russell scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 13 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Russell compare to Louisville overall?
Russell scores 1.4 points higher than Louisville overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 44% citywide. Average rent: $918 vs $1,011.
Q3
What is the average rent in Russell?
Average gross rent in Russell is $918/month (pop-weighted across 13 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Russell residents are renters?
64% of Russell households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Louisville). The neighborhood has 26,865 residents.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Russell have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Russell is census tract 21111002402 (score 5.4/10). Across the 13 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.4, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Russell for landlords?
Russell carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 13 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Louisville as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Russell?
Russell has 25,933 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
