Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Covington Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21117066801 · Kenton County, KY · pop 3,780 · 89% of tract blocks fall in Covington

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 21117066801 (Covington, Kentucky) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 32% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $104,118 a year. About 2% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 1% Owners 98%

Tract context

Occupied units1,324

Renter share1.5%

SVI overall0.02

Poverty rate5.7%

Median income$104,118

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Covington and the region

Centroid at 38.9769, -84.5262 · click any tract to drill in

Why Covington scores 3.5

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

5.7% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 Covington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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

8%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Covington

What moves this score most is supply constraint 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 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 in line with the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 21117066801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21117066801?

Census tract 21117066801 in Covington scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 poverty rate in tract 21117066801?

5.7% of residents in tract 21117066801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,780.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21117066801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 8th, minority 10th, housing 5th.

How does tract 21117066801 compare to Covington overall?

Tract 21117066801 scores 3.5/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Covington

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