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Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Owensboro Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21059000300 · Daviess County, KY · pop 1,808

Owensboro in Daviess County is where census tract 21059000300 sits, home to 1,808 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.2/10. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $824 a month against an average household income of $31,019 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 33% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units574
Renter share68.1%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate45.9%
Median income$31,019

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#6 of 18 tracts In Owensboro
Elevated
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 24 tracts In Daviess County
High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#264 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
High
National
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#18,240 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Owensboro and the region

Centroid at 37.7742, -87.1129 · click any tract to drill in

Why Owensboro scores 5.5

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
45.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$824 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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: 5.55.5This tracttract 000300Owensboro: 2.32.3Owensboroparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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)

  • 67Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.0%Peak (2007)
  • 14Filings in 2009 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2009
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 210590003002006: 14 filings (2.81/100 renter HHs)2007: 20 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2008: 19 filings (3.81/100 renter HHs)2009: 14 filings (2.81/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 above 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 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 67 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2007.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 21059000300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21059000300?

Census tract 21059000300 in Owensboro scores 5.5/10 (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 21059000300?

Median gross rent is $824/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21059000300?

45.9% of residents in tract 21059000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,808.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21059000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 49th, minority 18th, housing 65th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21059000300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 67 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 21059000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.36% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 21059000300 compare to Owensboro overall?

Tract 21059000300 scores 5.5/10, 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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