Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Wilder Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Louisville
Tract 21111003700 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 1,668 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Wilder Park neighborhood of Louisville anchors census tract 21111003700, which lands at 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #10,839 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $807 a month while the average household earns $37,500 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units722
Renter share73.3%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate41.9%
Median income$37,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Louisville and the region
Centroid at 38.2093, -85.7659 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wilder Park scores 5.3
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
41.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$807 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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 Wilder Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
- 51%Grade C
- 47%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)
- 1,074Total filings over 14 yrs
- 15.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.2%Peak (2015)
- 106Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 31% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wilder Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wilder Park
What moves this score most is 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.
Part of this tract, about 47% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,074 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 15.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.2% of renter households in 2015.
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 21111003700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111003700?
Census tract 21111003700 in the Wilder Park neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 21111003700?
Median gross rent is $807/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21111003700?
41.9% of residents in tract 21111003700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,668.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21111003700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 71th, minority 75th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 21111003700 considered part of Wilder Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21111003700 fall within Wilder Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111003700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,074 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111003700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.38% of renter households, peaking at 21.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 21111003700 compare to Louisville overall?
Tract 21111003700 scores 5.3/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 21111003700 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 47% 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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