4 census tracts · pop 7,152 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 4.7–5.4
Wilder Park takes in 4 census tracts of Louisville, KY and houses 7,152 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. The poverty rate is 35%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Running hot is economic stress at 8.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs about half against 43.6% citywide, putting Wilder Park 5.3% over its own city.
Court records carry 2,809 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $866, 14% below the Louisville average of $1,011. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 21.6% of renter households.
That places it #1 of 10 neighborhoods in Louisville. Judgments average 7.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Wyandotte/Oakdale and Whiskey Row score within a fraction of it.
The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $35,940.
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
4 tracts · population-weighted
Wilder Park vs LouisvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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)
Frequently asked
About Wilder Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wilder Park?
Wilder Park scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Wilder Park compare to Louisville overall?
Wilder Park scores 1.4 points higher than Louisville overall (4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 44% citywide. Average rent: $866 vs $1,011.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wilder Park?
Average 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.
Q4
What percentage of Wilder Park residents are renters?
76% of Wilder Park households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Louisville). The neighborhood has 7,152 residents.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Wilder Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wilder Park is census tract 21111005300 (score 5.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.4, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Wilder Park for landlords?
Wilder Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Wilder Park?
Wilder Park has 7,079 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.8%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
