Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Wyandotte/Oakdale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Louisville
Tract 21111004000 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 1,544 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Wyandotte/Oakdale neighborhood of Louisville is where census tract 21111004000 sits, home to 1,544 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #20,974 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $901 a month while the average household earns $54,844 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units651
Renter share61.3%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate28.7%
Median income$54,844
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Louisville and the region
Centroid at 38.1948, -85.7694 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wyandotte/Oakdale scores 5
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
28.7% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$901 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Wyandotte/Oakdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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
- 32%Grade B
- 55%Grade C
- 12%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)
- 630Total filings over 14 yrs
- 13.19%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.0%Peak (2015)
- 54Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wyandotte/Oakdale. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wyandotte/Oakdale
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 12% 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 630 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 13.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.0% 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 21111004000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111004000?
Census tract 21111004000 in the Wyandotte/Oakdale neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 21111004000?
Median gross rent is $901/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21111004000?
28.7% of residents in tract 21111004000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,544.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21111004000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 79th, minority 65th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 21111004000 considered part of Wyandotte/Oakdale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21111004000 fall within Wyandotte/Oakdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111004000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 630 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111004000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.19% of renter households, peaking at 13.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 21111004000 compare to Louisville overall?
Tract 21111004000 scores 5/10, 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 21111004000 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. 12% 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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Highest-risk tracts in Louisville
Top eight tracts in Louisville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.8
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5.7
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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