Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Martinsville Eviction Risk: Moderate , Shelbyville
Tract 21211040301 · Shelby County, KY · pop 4,842 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 21211040301 covers the Martinsville neighborhood of Shelbyville, home to 4,842 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 57% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $875 a month while the average household earns $41,071 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units2,218
Renter share55.4%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate23.6%
Median income$41,071
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shelbyville and the region
Centroid at 38.2152, -85.2449 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martinsville scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shelbyville
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
23.6% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$875 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shelbyville
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shelbyville
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shelbyville
5.1
How Martinsville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%Housing & transportation
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)
- 95Total filings over 2 yrs
- 6.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2006)
- 33Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Martinsville. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martinsville
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Shelbyville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Shelby County average of 4.3 and above the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 84th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 95 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.9% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 21211040301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21211040301?
Census tract 21211040301 in the Martinsville neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 21211040301?
Median gross rent is $875/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21211040301?
23.6% of residents in tract 21211040301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,842.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21211040301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 86th, minority 59th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 21211040301 considered part of Martinsville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21211040301 fall within Martinsville (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21211040301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 95 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 21211040301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.13% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 21211040301 compare to Shelbyville overall?
Tract 21211040301 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Shelbyville at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shelbyville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Shelbyville
Top eight tracts in Shelbyville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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