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Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Owensboro Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21059001000 · Daviess County, KY · pop 3,805 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Owensboro

Owensboro anchors census tract 21059001000, which lands at 3.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #80,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 15% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $971 a month against an average household income of $67,928 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 33% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,555
Renter share38.6%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$67,928

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 18 tracts In Owensboro
Low
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#12 of 24 tracts In Daviess County
Moderate
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#875 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Low
National
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#46,312 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Owensboro and the region

Centroid at 37.7336, -87.1138 · click any tract to drill in

Why Owensboro scores 3.7

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
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$971 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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: 3.73.7This tracttract 001000Owensboro: 2.32.3Owensboroparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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)

  • 66Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.0%Peak (2008)
  • 7Filings in 2009 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2009
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 210590010002006: 18 filings (3.45/100 renter HHs)2007: 20 filings (3.84/100 renter HHs)2008: 21 filings (4.03/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (1.34/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 61% 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 supply constraint at 3.6/10. 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 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 55th 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 66 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2008.

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 21059001000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21059001000?

Census tract 21059001000 in Owensboro scores 3.7/10 (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 21059001000?

Median gross rent is $971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21059001000?

11.1% of residents in tract 21059001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,805.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21059001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 90th, minority 30th, housing 39th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21059001000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 66 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 21059001000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.17% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 21059001000 compare to Owensboro overall?

Tract 21059001000 scores 3.7/10, 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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