Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Shelbyville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 21211040403 · Shelby County, KY · pop 3,831 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville, census tract 21211040403 scores 4.3/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 18th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 19% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,261 a month against an average household income of $73,188 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,618
Renter share16.5%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$73,188
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shelbyville and the region
Centroid at 38.2029, -85.1806 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shelbyville scores 3
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
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,261 rent vs county FMR
6.0
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Shelbyville
The heaviest input here 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 about the same as the Shelby County average of 4.3 and below 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 34th 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 21211040403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21211040403?
Census tract 21211040403 in Shelbyville scores 3/10 (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 21211040403?
Median gross rent is $1,261/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21211040403?
7.7% of residents in tract 21211040403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,831.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21211040403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 69th, minority 32th, housing 27th.
Q5
How does tract 21211040403 compare to Shelbyville overall?
Tract 21211040403 scores 3/10, 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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