Skip to content
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Shelbyville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21211040402 · Shelby County, KY · pop 4,462 · 22% of tract blocks fall in Shelbyville

Tract 21211040402 covers Shelbyville in Kentucky. Home to 4,462 residents, it scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,322 a month while the average household earns $89,306 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 15% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,633
Renter share22.6%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$89,306

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 7 tracts In Shelbyville
Moderate
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 12 tracts In Shelby County
Elevated
Within state
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#1,132 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Very Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Shelbyville and the region

Centroid at 38.1523, -85.2333 · click any tract to drill in

Why Shelbyville scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,322 rent vs county FMR
6.5
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 Shelbyville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Shelbyville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 040402Shelbyville: 2.12.1Shelbyvilleparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

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)

  • 10Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2006)
  • 5Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Shelbyville

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

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 10 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.6% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd 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 21211040402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21211040402?

Census tract 21211040402 in Shelbyville scores 2.6/10 (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 21211040402?

Median gross rent is $1,322/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21211040402?

6.4% of residents in tract 21211040402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,462.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21211040402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 60th, minority 34th, housing 47th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21211040402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 21211040402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.55% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 21211040402 compare to Shelbyville overall?

Tract 21211040402 scores 2.6/10, 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.

Related