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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Shively Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21111012605 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 3,105

Tract 21111012605 sits in Shively eviction risk, KY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. It is home to 3,105 residents. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 17% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,570
Renter share44.5%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate25.8%
Median income$43,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Shively
Moderate
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#16 of 216 tracts In Jefferson County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#27 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Very High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Shively and the region

Centroid at 38.1993, -85.8132 · click any tract to drill in

Why Shively scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Shively
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
25.8% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$844 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shively
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shively
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shively
7.5

How Shively compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Shively risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0126054.0Shivelyparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Shively

Against Jefferson County at 42.9%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.2/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.3/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.4/10. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Against the Jefferson County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the KY average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $844, close to the Shively average.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $43,333. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 21111012605

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111012605?

Census tract 21111012605 in Shively scores 5.4/10 (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 21111012605?

Median gross rent is $844/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21111012605?

25.8% of residents in tract 21111012605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,105.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21111012605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 95th, minority 86th, housing 55th.
Q5

How does tract 21111012605 compare to Shively overall?

Tract 21111012605 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Shively at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shively eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Shively

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

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