Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Walton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21015070606 · Boone County, KY · pop 5,583 · 53% of tract blocks fall in Walton

Tract 21015070606 sits in Walton, KY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. Population here is 5,583. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.4/10.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 16% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,927

Renter share27.0%

SVI overall0.28

Poverty rate8.0%

Median income$74,683

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Walton and the region

Centroid at 38.9004, -84.6201 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walton scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Walton

4.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.2

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

8.0% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,021 rent vs county FMR

2.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Walton

6.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Walton

5.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Walton

5.3

How Walton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

26%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
19%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walton

Against Boone County at 31.7%, 42% of renters here are cost-burdened. 20% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2/10. At $1,021 a month, rents run 22% under what the rest of Walton commands.

Against the Boone County average of 3.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.5/10.

Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $74,683, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 21015070606

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21015070606?

Census tract 21015070606 in Walton scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21015070606?

Median gross rent is $1,021/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21015070606?

8.0% of residents in tract 21015070606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,583.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21015070606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 38th, minority 19th, housing 41th.

How does tract 21015070606 compare to Walton overall?

Tract 21015070606 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Walton at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Walton

Top eight tracts in Walton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.