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Eviction Risk in Knoxville , Pittsburgh

1 census tracts · pop 4,188 · pop-weighted composite 6.7/10 · range 6.7–6.7

Knoxville is a black-white neighborhood in Pittsburgh with 1 census tract and a population of 4,188 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 63% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 16% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,206/month sits 4% lower than the Pittsburgh citywide median ($1,261).

Eviction Risk
6.7
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
63%
16% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,206
Median household income
$50,686
30.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Knoxville vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Knoxville score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Knoxville: 6.76.7KnoxvilleNeighborhoodParent city: 5.85.8Parent cityhost cityState: 5.95.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · PA
Homewood South
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.2K
Peer · PA
Terrace Village
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.2K
Peer · PA
Bedford Dwellings
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.4K
Peer · PA
Bellefield
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 4.3K
Comparison

Knoxville vs Pittsburgh

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.7 +16%
Pittsburgh: 5.8
Rent burden
63.3% +116%
Pittsburgh: 29.3%
Median gross rent
$1,206 -4%
Pittsburgh: $1,261
Median HH income
$50,686 -21%
Pittsburgh: $64,137
Poverty rate
30.8% +58%
Pittsburgh: 19.5%
Renter share
47.3% -10%
Pittsburgh: 52.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Knoxville

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black-White Neighborhood — 3,721 residents across all tracts in Knoxville. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 8.9% White (non-Hispanic): 36.3% Black (non-Hispanic): 44.1% Asian (non-Hispanic): 3.7% Other / Multiracial: 7%
  • Hispanic / Latino 8.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 36.3%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 44.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 3.7%
  • Other / Multiracial 7%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Knoxville

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
42003300100 6.7 4,188 63% $1,206
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 82

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 93%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 75%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Knoxville

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 465Total filings (sum)
  • 12.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.5%Peak year (2006)
  • 15.49%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Knoxville

What is the eviction-risk score for Knoxville?

Knoxville scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Knoxville compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Knoxville scores 0.9 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.8/10). Rent burden: 63% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,206 vs $1,261.

What is the median rent in Knoxville?

Median gross rent in Knoxville is $1,206/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Knoxville residents are renters?

47% of Knoxville households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 4,188 residents.

Is Knoxville a high social-vulnerability area?

Knoxville sits in the 82th 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.

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