5 census tracts · pop 14,638 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Whiskey Row takes in 5 census tracts of Louisville, KY and houses 14,638 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. This is a renter market: 89% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 39%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Running hot is economic stress at 8.2/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Filings are well documented here: 6,545 across 3 observed tracts. At $850 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Louisville commands. Cost burden runs 40% against 43.6% citywide, putting Whiskey Row 4.1% under its own city.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 19.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.6% in 2015 against a 19.0% peak.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Louisville, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Whiskey Row vs LouisvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whiskey Row
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6,545Total filings (sum)
11.60%Avg annual filing rate
19.0%Peak year (2013)
12.99%Latest filed (2015)
Frequently asked
About Whiskey Row
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whiskey Row?
Whiskey Row scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Whiskey Row compare to Louisville overall?
Whiskey Row scores 1.4 points higher than Louisville overall (4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 44% citywide. Average rent: $850 vs $1,011.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whiskey Row?
Average gross rent in Whiskey Row is $850/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whiskey Row residents are renters?
89% of Whiskey Row households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Louisville). The neighborhood has 14,638 residents.
Q5
Is Whiskey Row a high social-vulnerability area?
Whiskey Row sits in the 86th 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 Whiskey Row have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whiskey Row is census tract 21111004900 (score 5.4/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Whiskey Row for landlords?
Whiskey Row carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Whiskey Row?
Whiskey Row has 14,481 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (41.6%), Hispanic / Latino (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
