Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Lewisburg Eviction Risk: Moderate , Covington

Tract 21117061600 · Kenton County, KY · pop 1,440 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.2/10 for census tract 21117061600 reflects conditions in the Lewisburg neighborhood of Covington, Kentucky. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,000 monthly, set against $56,944 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 32% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units644

Renter share58.9%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate12.1%

Median income$56,944

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Covington and the region

Centroid at 39.0766, -84.5228 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lewisburg scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Covington

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

12.1% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,000 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Covington

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Covington

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Covington

4.0

How Lewisburg compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

83%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
72%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.

10%Grade A
3%Grade B
58%Grade C
1%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lewisburg. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lewisburg

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Covington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kenton County average of 5.0 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 1% 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 21117061600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21117061600?

Census tract 21117061600 in the Lewisburg neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21117061600?

Median gross rent is $1,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21117061600?

12.1% of residents in tract 21117061600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,440.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21117061600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 81th, minority 59th, housing 72th.

Is tract 21117061600 considered part of Lewisburg?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21117061600 fall within Lewisburg (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 21117061600 compare to Covington overall?

Tract 21117061600 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Covington at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Covington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 21117061600 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. 1% 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

Highest-risk tracts in Covington

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