Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Owensboro Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21059000401 · Daviess County, KY · pop 4,726 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Owensboro

Census tract 21059000401 covers part of Owensboro, KY, and scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,726 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 25% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units2,194

Renter share45.6%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate35.6%

Median income$40,775

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Owensboro and the region

Centroid at 37.7573, -87.0864 · click any tract to drill in

Why Owensboro scores 4.6

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

35.6% poverty · this tract

8.9

Supply constraint

$760 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

81%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
96%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Owensboro

The poverty rate is 36%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.9/10.

Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 44% here against 35.1% across Daviess County.

It sits 1.0 points above the Daviess County average of 3.6. Average gross rent is $760, 16% below the Owensboro average.

That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 9.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $40,775.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 21059000401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21059000401?

Census tract 21059000401 in Owensboro scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21059000401?

Median gross rent is $760/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21059000401?

35.6% of residents in tract 21059000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,726.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21059000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 90th, minority 37th, housing 96th.

How does tract 21059000401 compare to Owensboro overall?

Tract 21059000401 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Owensboro at 3.2/10. 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.