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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).

Eviction Risk
6.2
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
49%
19% severely burdened
Median rent
$866
Median household income
$35,940
34.5% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Wilder Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

Wilder Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Wilder Park: 6.26.2Wilder ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 4.74.7Parent cityhost cityState: 4.74.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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Same county, closest by composite score.

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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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Comparison

Wilder Park vs Louisville

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.2 +32%
Louisville: 4.7
Rent burden
48.8%
Louisville: 0.0%
Median gross rent
$866
Louisville: $0
Median HH income
$35,940
Louisville: $0
Poverty rate
34.5%
Louisville: 0.0%
Renter share
75.8%
Louisville: 0.0%
Where

Tract centroids in Wilder Park

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

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%
  • Hispanic / Latino 12.6%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 60.5%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 17.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 7.7%
Census tracts

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
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 69

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 80%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 41%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 65%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

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.

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