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Wyandotte/Oakdale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Louisville

Tract 21111004301 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 4,135 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 21111004301 (the Wyandotte/Oakdale area of Louisville, Kentucky) comes in at 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $896 monthly, set against $25,815 in average yearly household income, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 87% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 55% Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,730
Renter share87.4%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate41.9%
Median income$25,815

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Wyandotte/Oakdale
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 90 tracts In Louisville
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 216 tracts In Jefferson County
Very High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#161 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Louisville and the region

Centroid at 38.1908, -85.7981 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wyandotte/Oakdale scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Louisville
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
41.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$896 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Louisville
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Louisville
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Louisville
5.0

How Wyandotte/Oakdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wyandotte/Oakdale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 004301Louisville: 3.23.2Louisvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4,859Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 25.58%Avg annual filing rate
  • 26.9%Peak (2011)
  • 331Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 211110043012002: 384 filings (30.36/100 renter HHs)2003: 337 filings (26.65/100 renter HHs)2004: 349 filings (27.60/100 renter HHs)2005: 373 filings (30.64/100 renter HHs)2006: 374 filings (30.73/100 renter HHs)2007: 322 filings (26.45/100 renter HHs)2008: 252 filings (20.70/100 renter HHs)2009: 263 filings (21.61/100 renter HHs)2010: 317 filings (22.81/100 renter HHs)2011: 421 filings (26.88/100 renter HHs)2012: 379 filings (24.20/100 renter HHs)2013: 384 filings (24.52/100 renter HHs)2014: 373 filings (23.82/100 renter HHs)2015: 331 filings (21.14/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Wyandotte/Oakdale. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wyandotte/Oakdale

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Louisville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.5 and above the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Part of this tract, about 2% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 21111004301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111004301?

Census tract 21111004301 in the Wyandotte/Oakdale neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 21111004301?

Median gross rent is $896/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21111004301?

41.9% of residents in tract 21111004301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,135.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21111004301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 95th, minority 85th, housing 59th.
Q5

Is tract 21111004301 considered part of Wyandotte/Oakdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21111004301 fall within Wyandotte/Oakdale (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111004301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4,859 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111004301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.58% of renter households, peaking at 26.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 21111004301 compare to Louisville overall?

Tract 21111004301 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Louisville at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Louisville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 21111004301 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 2% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

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Top eight tracts in Louisville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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