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Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Richmond Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21151010602 · Madison County, KY · pop 2,606

Census tract 21151010602 covers part of Richmond, KY, and scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,606 residents. Cost burden runs 55% here against 36.3% across Madison County.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 21% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,051
Renter share47.0%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate20.8%
Median income$42,734

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 16 tracts In Richmond
Elevated
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 31 tracts In Madison County
High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#328 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Elevated
National
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#39,308 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Richmond and the region

Centroid at 37.7524, -84.3034 · click any tract to drill in

Why Richmond scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Richmond
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
20.8% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$731 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richmond
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richmond
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richmond
2.5

How Richmond compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Richmond risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.6This tracttract 0106023.5Richmondparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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 Richmond

The severe-burden share is 32%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10. Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10. At $731 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Richmond commands.

The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Against the Madison County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $42,734.

47% 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 21151010602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21151010602?

Census tract 21151010602 in Richmond scores 4.6/10 (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 21151010602?

Median gross rent is $731/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21151010602?

20.8% of residents in tract 21151010602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,606.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21151010602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 4th, minority 5th, housing 36th.
Q5

How does tract 21151010602 compare to Richmond overall?

Tract 21151010602 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Richmond at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richmond eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Richmond

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

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