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Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Owensboro Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21059000100 · Daviess County, KY · pop 3,297 · 89% of tract blocks fall in Owensboro

Census tract 21059000100 runs through Owensboro. With 3,297 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 29% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $850 a month while the average household earns $35,579 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 25% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,323
Renter share38.5%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate35.4%
Median income$35,579

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 18 tracts In Owensboro
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 24 tracts In Daviess County
Very High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#219 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
High
National
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#16,850 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Owensboro and the region

Centroid at 37.7695, -87.1507 · click any tract to drill in

Why Owensboro scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Owensboro
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
35.4% poverty · this tract
8.9
Supply constraint
$850 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Owensboro
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Owensboro
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Owensboro
2.5

How Owensboro compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Owensboro risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 000100Owensboro: 2.32.3Owensboroparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 159Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 6.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.0%Peak (2006)
  • 22Filings in 2009 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2009
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 210590001002006: 58 filings (9.97/100 renter HHs)2007: 35 filings (6.01/100 renter HHs)2008: 44 filings (7.56/100 renter HHs)2009: 22 filings (3.78/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 62% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Owensboro

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.9/10. 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 Owensboro eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Daviess County average of 4.2 and in line with the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 159 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.0% of renter households in 2006.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 21059000100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21059000100?

Census tract 21059000100 in Owensboro scores 5.6/10 (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 21059000100?

Median gross rent is $850/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21059000100?

35.4% of residents in tract 21059000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,297.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21059000100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 96th, minority 47th, housing 94th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21059000100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 159 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 21059000100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.83% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 21059000100 compare to Owensboro overall?

Tract 21059000100 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Owensboro at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Owensboro eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Owensboro

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

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