Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Whiskey Row Eviction Risk: Moderate , Louisville
Tract 21111005100 ·
Jefferson County, KY · pop 3,387 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Tract 21111005100 covers Whiskey Row in Louisville in Kentucky. Home to 3,387 residents, it scores 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $761 a month against an average household income of $29,875 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 85% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%Stable renters 40%Owners 15%
Tract context
Occupied units2,040
Renter share84.9%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate36.9%
Median income$29,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 5 tracts In Whiskey Row
Very High
Within parent city
97th percentile
#4 of 90 tracts In Louisville
Very High
Within county
98th percentile
#5 of 216 tracts In Jefferson County
Very High
Within state
86th percentile
#184 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Louisville and the region
Centroid at 38.2363, -85.7617 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whiskey Row scores 5.7
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
36.9% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$761 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Whiskey Row compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
89%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation
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.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
52%Grade C
41%Grade D · redlined
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)
2,942Total filings over 14 yrs
10.78%Avg annual filing rate
12.3%Peak (2012)
203Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2002 to 2015
Filings climbed 28% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whiskey Row. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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.
Part of this tract, about 41% 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.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 94th 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.
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 21111005100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111005100?
Census tract 21111005100 in the Whiskey Row neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 21111005100?
Median gross rent is $761/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21111005100?
36.9% of residents in tract 21111005100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,387.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21111005100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 70th, minority 63th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 21111005100 considered part of Whiskey Row?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21111005100 fall within Whiskey Row (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111005100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,942 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111005100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.78% of renter households, peaking at 12.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 21111005100 compare to Louisville overall?
Tract 21111005100 scores 5.7/10, 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 21111005100 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. 41% 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.
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