Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Owensboro Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 21059000900 · Daviess County, KY · pop 5,627 · 58% of tract blocks fall in Owensboro
Eviction risk in Owensboro eviction risk centers on tract 21059000900, which scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,627 residents. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,007 a month while the average household earns $41,824 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units2,589
Renter share52.3%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate29.5%
Median income$41,824
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Owensboro and the region
Centroid at 37.7393, -87.0900 · click any tract to drill in
Why Owensboro scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
29.5% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,007 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Owensboro compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
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)
- 146Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.2%Peak (2009)
- 40Filings in 2009 (latest validated)
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 7.4/10. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 146 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.2% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th 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 21059000900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21059000900?
Census tract 21059000900 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 21059000900?
Median gross rent is $1,007/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21059000900?
29.5% of residents in tract 21059000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,627.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21059000900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 83th, minority 16th, housing 56th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21059000900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 146 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 21059000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.91% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 21059000900 compare to Owensboro overall?
Tract 21059000900 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.
Tract · KY
21059000200
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KY
21059000402
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KY
21059000100
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KY
21059000401
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KY
21059000300
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KY
21059000500
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · KY
Mid America Industrial Park
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · KY
21059000800
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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