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

Henderson Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21101020901 · Henderson County, KY · pop 3,797 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Henderson

Henderson is where census tract 21101020901 sits, home to 3,797 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. It lands near the 53rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $819 a month against an average household income of $72,877 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 11% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,460

Renter share20.3%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate11.3%

Median income$72,877

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Henderson and the region

Centroid at 37.7100, -87.6593 · click any tract to drill in

Why Henderson scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Henderson

4.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.8

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

11.3% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$819 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Henderson

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Henderson

8.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Henderson

6.9

How Henderson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

37%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Henderson

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County average of 5.3 and above the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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 21101020901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21101020901?

Census tract 21101020901 in Henderson 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.

What is the average rent in tract 21101020901?

Median gross rent is $819/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21101020901?

11.3% of residents in tract 21101020901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,797.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21101020901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 74th, minority 21th, housing 39th.

How does tract 21101020901 compare to Henderson overall?

Tract 21101020901 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Henderson at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Henderson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Henderson

Top eight tracts in Henderson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.