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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).

Eviction Risk
6.2
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
48%
26% severely burdened
Median rent
$918
Median household income
$35,534
39.3% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Russell vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Russell score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Russell: 6.26.2RussellNeighborhoodParent city: 4.74.7Parent cityhost cityState: 4.74.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · KY
Wilder Park
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
4 tracts · pop. 7.2K
Peer · KY
Wyandotte/Oakdale
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
7 tracts · pop. 20.5K
Peer · KY
Whiskey Row
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 14.6K
Peer · KY
New Albany Downtown Historic District
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.5K
Comparison

Russell vs Louisville

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.2 +32%
Louisville: 4.7
Rent burden
48.4%
Louisville: 0.0%
Median gross rent
$918
Louisville: $0
Median HH income
$35,534
Louisville: $0
Poverty rate
39.3%
Louisville: 0.0%
Renter share
63.7%
Louisville: 0.0%
Where

Tract centroids in Russell

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

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%
  • Hispanic / Latino 0.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 26.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 67%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0%
  • Other / Multiracial 5.3%
Census tracts

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
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

Pop-weighted across 13 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 86%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 65%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 70%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

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.

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