Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Independence Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 21117066802 · Kenton County, KY · pop 4,515
Here is how census tract 21117066802, in Independence eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,515. On the national scale it ranks #35,961 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,151 a month against an average household income of $116,403 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,601
Renter share14.1%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$116,403
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Independence and the region
Centroid at 38.9569, -84.5138 · click any tract to drill in
Why Independence scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Independence
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,151 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Independence
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Independence
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Independence
4.2
How Independence compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Independence
The score leans hardest on 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 Independence eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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 21117066802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21117066802?
Census tract 21117066802 in Independence scores 1.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 21117066802?
Median gross rent is $2,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21117066802?
5.6% of residents in tract 21117066802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,515.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21117066802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 60th, minority 18th, housing 3th.
Q5
How does tract 21117066802 compare to Independence overall?
Tract 21117066802 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Independence at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Independence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Independence
Top eight tracts in Independence ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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