1 census tracts · pop 4,188 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Knoxville is a one-tract neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA, population 4,188. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 63% against 29.3% citywide, putting Knoxville 34.0% over its own city.
The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 7.7/10.
16% 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. Court records for this tract carry 465 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 15.5% of renter households.
That places it #2 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. Judgments average 8.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Central Oakland and Mexican War Streets Historic District. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,206, close to the Pittsburgh average.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $50,686. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Knoxville vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Knoxville?
Knoxville scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Knoxville compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Knoxville scores 1.4 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,206 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Knoxville?
Average 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.
Q4
What percentage of Knoxville residents are renters?
47% of Knoxville households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 4,188 residents.
Q5
Is Knoxville a high social-vulnerability area?
Knoxville sits in the 82nd 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
How safe is Knoxville for landlords?
Knoxville carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pittsburgh as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Knoxville?
Knoxville has 3,721 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (44.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.3%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
