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Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Owensboro Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21059000700 · Daviess County, KY · pop 4,659 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Owensboro

Owensboro anchors census tract 21059000700, which lands at 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 11% of US census tracts.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $655 a month while the average household earns $60,429 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 19% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,006
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$60,429

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 18 tracts In Owensboro
Low
Within county
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 24 tracts In Daviess County
Moderate
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#906 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Low
National
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Owensboro and the region

Centroid at 37.7546, -87.1217 · click any tract to drill in

Why Owensboro scores 3.6

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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$655 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 3.63.6This tracttract 000700Owensboro: 2.32.3Owensboroparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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)

  • 36Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 1.22%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.8%Peak (2006)
  • 6Filings in 2009 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2009
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 210590007002006: 13 filings (1.76/100 renter HHs)2007: 10 filings (1.36/100 renter HHs)2008: 7 filings (0.95/100 renter HHs)2009: 6 filings (0.81/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 54% 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 heaviest input here is housing court bias at 2.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 below the Daviess County average of 4.2 and below the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 73rd 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 36 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2006.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 21059000700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21059000700?

Census tract 21059000700 in Owensboro scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 21059000700?

Median gross rent is $655/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21059000700?

8.2% of residents in tract 21059000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,659.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21059000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 83th, minority 18th, housing 97th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21059000700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 36 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 21059000700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.22% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 21059000700 compare to Owensboro overall?

Tract 21059000700 scores 3.6/10, 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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