Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Louisville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 21111001400 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 2,398
Census tract 21111001400 runs through Louisville in Jefferson County. With 2,398 residents, it scores 6.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $764 a month while the average household earns $24,574 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units994
Renter share71.8%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate57.6%
Median income$24,574
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Louisville and the region
Centroid at 38.2286, -85.8179 · click any tract to drill in
Why Louisville scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Louisville
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
57.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$764 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Louisville
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Louisville
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Louisville
5.0
How Louisville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 1%Grade C
- 99%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 1,004Total filings over 14 yrs
- 13.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.5%Peak (2012)
- 102Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 162% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Louisville
The score leans hardest on 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 Louisville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.5 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 Black and ranks around the 71st 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 1,004 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 13.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.5% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 21111001400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111001400?
Census tract 21111001400 in Louisville scores 5.7/10 (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 21111001400?
Median gross rent is $764/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21111001400?
57.6% of residents in tract 21111001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,398.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21111001400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 79th, minority 100th, housing 27th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111001400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,004 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111001400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.14% of renter households, peaking at 21.5% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 21111001400 compare to Louisville overall?
Tract 21111001400 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Louisville at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Louisville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7
Was tract 21111001400 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 99% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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