Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ironton
Tract 39087050400 · Lawrence County, OH · pop 3,005 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 39087050400 covers the Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential Historic District neighborhood of Ironton, home to 3,005 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #52,198 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $697 monthly, set against $40,893 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,341
Renter share38.0%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$40,893
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ironton and the region
Centroid at 38.5485, -82.7007 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential Historic District scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ironton
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$697 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ironton
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ironton
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ironton
7.2
How Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%Housing & transportation
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 13.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.8%Food insecurity
- 19.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.0%Transit barriers
- 9.8%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 42.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential Historic District
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Ironton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lawrence County average of 4.6 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd 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 39087050400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39087050400?
Census tract 39087050400 in the Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential Historic District neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 39087050400?
Median gross rent is $697/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39087050400?
18.6% of residents in tract 39087050400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,005.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39087050400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 78th, minority 2th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 39087050400 considered part of Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39087050400 fall within Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 39087050400 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39087050400 compare to Ironton overall?
Tract 39087050400 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Ironton at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ironton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ironton
Top eight tracts in Ironton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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