2 census tracts · pop 5,071 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 4.5–6
Carthage spans 2 census tracts of Cincinnati, OH, population 5,071. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 54% against 30.1% citywide, putting Carthage 23.5% over its own city.
22% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 20.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.5 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Filings are well documented here: 1,485 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 18.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 9.3% in 2018, is well off that peak. That places it #18 of 38 neighborhoods in Cincinnati. The closest comparables inside the same city are Knowltons Corner and Bond Hill.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Carthage vs CincinnatiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Carthage
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,485Total filings (sum)
8.45%Avg annual filing rate
18.1%Peak year (2015)
9.04%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
496Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
4.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.79×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cincinnati, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carthage
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.6%Housing insecurity
20.1%Utility shutoff threat
33.4%Food insecurity
34.2%SNAP enrollment
16.2%No health insurance
38.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Carthage
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Carthage?
Carthage scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Carthage compare to Cincinnati overall?
Carthage scores 0.7 points higher than Cincinnati overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $991 vs $1,001.
Q3
What is the average rent in Carthage?
Average gross rent in Carthage is $991/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Carthage residents are renters?
52% of Carthage households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Cincinnati). The neighborhood has 5,071 residents.
Q5
Is Carthage a high social-vulnerability area?
Carthage sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Carthage have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Carthage is census tract 39061025700 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 6, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Carthage for landlords?
Carthage carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cincinnati as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Carthage?
Carthage has 5,330 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.7%), Hispanic / Latino (17.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
