Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Mid America Industrial Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Owensboro

Tract 21059000600 · Daviess County, KY · pop 5,750 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

How risky is the Mid America Industrial Park neighborhood of Owensboro for landlords? Census tract 21059000600 scores 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 23% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $888 a month while the average household earns $54,948 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 17% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units2,612
Renter share43.3%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate16.2%
Median income$54,948

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Mid America Industrial Park
Very High
Within parent city
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 18 tracts In Owensboro
Elevated
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 24 tracts In Daviess County
Elevated
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#667 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Owensboro and the region

Centroid at 37.7553, -87.1471 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mid America Industrial Park scores 4.3

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
16.2% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$888 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 Mid America Industrial Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mid America Industrial Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 000600Owensboro: 2.32.3Owensboroparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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)

  • 172Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 5.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.6%Peak (2006)
  • 45Filings in 2009 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2009
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 210590006002006: 45 filings (5.55/100 renter HHs)2007: 37 filings (4.56/100 renter HHs)2008: 45 filings (5.55/100 renter HHs)2009: 45 filings (5.55/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mid America Industrial Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mid America Industrial Park

The heaviest input here is 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 about the same as 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 172 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 21059000600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21059000600?

Census tract 21059000600 in the Mid America Industrial Park neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 21059000600?

Median gross rent is $888/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21059000600?

16.2% of residents in tract 21059000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,750.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21059000600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 30th, minority 26th, housing 43th.
Q5

Is tract 21059000600 considered part of Mid America Industrial Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21059000600 fall within Mid America Industrial Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21059000600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 172 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 21059000600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.30% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 21059000600 compare to Owensboro overall?

Tract 21059000600 scores 4.3/10, 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.

Related