Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
South Ashland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 21019030500 ·
Boyd County, KY · pop 4,798 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 21019030500 covers part of the South Ashland area of Ashland, KY, and scores 4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,798 residents. The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 19%Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,851
Renter share29.5%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$66,719
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#5 of 5 tracts In South Ashland
Very Low
Within parent city
29th percentile
#6 of 8 tracts In Ashland
Low
Within county
57th percentile
#7 of 15 tracts In Boyd County
Elevated
Within state
58th percentile
#546 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ashland and the region
Centroid at 38.4487, -82.6311 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Ashland scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ashland
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,004 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ashland
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ashland
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ashland
7.2
How South Ashland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
49%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
24%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Ashland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.1/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,004, 15% above the Ashland average. On the national scale it lands near the 42nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.2/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 37% of renters. It tracks the Boyd County average of 4.0 closely.
Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $66,719. 30% 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 21019030500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21019030500?
Census tract 21019030500 in the South Ashland neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 21019030500?
Median gross rent is $1,004/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21019030500?
17.6% of residents in tract 21019030500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,798.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21019030500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 88th, minority 17th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 21019030500 considered part of South Ashland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21019030500 fall within South Ashland (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 21019030500 compare to Ashland overall?
Tract 21019030500 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Ashland at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ashland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ashland
Top eight tracts in Ashland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.