Neighborhood · Louisville, KY

Wyandotte/Oakdale Eviction Risk: Moderate

7 census tracts · pop 20,506 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 4.8–5.8

Wyandotte/Oakdale is a black-white neighborhood in Louisville with 7 census tracts and a population of 20,506 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 45% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $985/month sits 3% lower than the Louisville citywide average ($1,011).

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

7 tracts · population-weighted

Wyandotte/Oakdale vs Louisville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

45.3% +4%

Louisville: 43.6%

Average gross rent

$985 -3%

Louisville: $1,011

Average HH income

$40,341 -29%

Louisville: $57,076

Poverty rate

31.0% +38%

Louisville: 22.4%

Renter share

58.8% +17%

Louisville: 50.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wyandotte/Oakdale and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 4.8–5.8

Why Wyandotte/Oakdale scores 5.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts

2.1

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.4–7.0 across tracts

6.9

Rent control risk

45% of income on rent · Range 1.5–7.5 across tracts

2.4

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.8–4.0 across tracts

3.7

Tenant organizing strength

59% renter households · Range 5.5–8.4 across tracts

5.9

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–7.5 across tracts

5.4

Economic stress

31.0% below poverty line · Range 5.6–10.0 across tracts

7.7

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–3.5 across tracts

2.4

Risk score comparison

Wyandotte/Oakdale vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Wyandotte/Oakdale?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

0246810

Spread of 1 points from 4.8 to 5.8. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

7 tracts in Wyandotte/Oakdale

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
21111004301	5.8	4,135	37%	$896
21111003600	5.6	3,686	56%	$1,056
21111003900	5.3	3,456	56%	$1,043
21111003800	5	3,456	41%	$1,125
21111004000	5	1,544	40%	$901
21111012802	4.9	2,992	32%	$809
21111004302	4.8	1,237	62%	$1,045

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 87

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 90%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 92%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 70%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 56%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Wyandotte/Oakdale

Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

16,421Total filings (sum)
18.74%Avg annual filing rate
83.4%Peak year (2015)
15.85%Latest filed (2015)

Frequently asked

About Wyandotte/Oakdale

What is the eviction-risk score for Wyandotte/Oakdale?

Wyandotte/Oakdale scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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.

How does Wyandotte/Oakdale compare to Louisville overall?

Wyandotte/Oakdale scores 2.1 points higher than Louisville overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 44% citywide. Average rent: $985 vs $1,011.

What is the average rent in Wyandotte/Oakdale?

Average gross rent in Wyandotte/Oakdale is $985/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Wyandotte/Oakdale residents are renters?

59% of Wyandotte/Oakdale households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Louisville). The neighborhood has 20,506 residents.

Is Wyandotte/Oakdale a high social-vulnerability area?

Wyandotte/Oakdale sits in the 87th 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.

Which tracts in Wyandotte/Oakdale have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Wyandotte/Oakdale is census tract 21111004301 (score 5.8/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.8, a spread of 1 points.

How safe is Wyandotte/Oakdale for landlords?

Wyandotte/Oakdale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Wyandotte/Oakdale?

Wyandotte/Oakdale has 20,474 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (42.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (41.8%), Other / Multiracial (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Wyandotte/Oakdale

4.7 Beechmont 4 tracts · pop 15,935 5.1 Wilder Park 4 tracts · pop 7,152 5.3 Russell 13 tracts · pop 26,865 5.4 Whiskey Row 5 tracts · pop 14,638 3.9 Original Highland Neighborhood 9 tracts · pop 22,088 2.8 Bonnycastle Neighborhood 4 tracts · pop 8,683

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Louisville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Wyandotte/Oakdale.

5.3 Russell 13 tracts · pop 26,865 5.4 Wilder Park 4 tracts · pop 7,152 5.4 Whiskey Row 5 tracts · pop 14,638 4.7 Beechmont 4 tracts · pop 15,935 4.6 New Albany Downtown Historic District 1 tracts · pop 4,537 4.1 Old Jeffersonville Historic District 1 tracts · pop 2,394

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