Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Petersburg Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 21015070502 · Boone County, KY · pop 4,217 · 25% of tract blocks fall in Petersburg
Petersburg is where census tract 21015070502 sits, home to 4,217 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.1/10. That is riskier than about 14% of US census tracts.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,092 a month while the average household earns $93,801 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,445
Renter share13.0%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$93,801
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Petersburg and the region
Centroid at 38.9850, -84.8022 · click any tract to drill in
Why Petersburg scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Petersburg
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,092 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Petersburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Petersburg
1.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Petersburg
1.3
How Petersburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Petersburg
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Petersburg, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Boone County average of 4.5 and below the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 21015070502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21015070502?
Census tract 21015070502 in Petersburg 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 21015070502?
Median gross rent is $1,092/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21015070502?
7.7% of residents in tract 21015070502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,217.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21015070502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 43th, minority 9th, housing 12th.
Q5
How does tract 21015070502 compare to Petersburg overall?
Tract 21015070502 scores 2.2/10, higher than the parent city of Petersburg at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Petersburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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