Eviction Risk in Wilder Park , Louisville
4 census tracts · pop 7,152 · pop-weighted composite 6.2/10 · range 5.5–6.7
Wilder Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Louisville with 4 census tracts and a population of 7,152 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. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 19% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income).
Wilder Park 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.
Wilder Park vs Louisville
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 7,079 residents across all tracts in Wilder Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 12.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 60.5%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 17.8%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.4%
- Other / Multiracial 7.7%
4 tracts in Wilder Park
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21111007101 | 6.7 | 121 | 54% | $1,295 |
| 21111005300 | 6.5 | 3,173 | 62% | $935 |
| 21111003700 | 6.5 | 1,668 | 50% | $807 |
| 21111004100 | 5.5 | 2,190 | 28% | $788 |
CDC SVI percentile: 69
Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Wilder Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,809Total filings (sum)
- 10.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.6%Peak year (2015)
- 10.46%Latest filed (2015)
About Wilder Park
What is the eviction-risk score for Wilder Park?
Wilder Park scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Wilder Park compare to Louisville overall?
Wilder Park scores 1.5 points higher than Louisville overall (4.7/10).
What is the median rent in Wilder Park?
Median gross rent in Wilder Park is $866/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Wilder Park residents are renters?
76% of Wilder Park households are renter-occupied (vs national avg ~36%). The neighborhood has 7,152 residents.
Is Wilder Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Wilder Park sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.