Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Shelbyville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 21211040404 · Shelby County, KY · pop 3,776 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Shelbyville
Census tract 21211040404 belongs to Shelbyville, Kentucky. It is home to 3,776 residents and scores 4.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 23% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,161 a month while the average household earns $96,771 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,296
Renter share39.7%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$96,771
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shelbyville and the region
Centroid at 38.2116, -85.2698 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shelbyville scores 2.2
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
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,161 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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 in line with 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 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 21211040404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21211040404?
Census tract 21211040404 in Shelbyville scores 2.2/10 (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 21211040404?
Median gross rent is $1,161/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21211040404?
1.9% of residents in tract 21211040404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,776.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21211040404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 18th, minority 54th, housing 50th.
Q5
How does tract 21211040404 compare to Shelbyville overall?
Tract 21211040404 scores 2.2/10, right in line with 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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