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Wilder Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Louisville

Tract 21111004100 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 2,190 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 21111004100 belongs to the Wilder Park area of Louisville, Kentucky. It is home to 2,190 residents and scores 5.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $788 a month against an average household income of $36,726 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 44% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,212
Renter share61.7%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate26.7%
Median income$36,726

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Wilder Park
Low
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 90 tracts In Louisville
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#39 of 216 tracts In Jefferson County
High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#362 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Louisville and the region

Centroid at 38.1964, -85.7627 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wilder Park scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$788 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 Wilder Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wilder Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 004100Louisville: 3.23.2Louisvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

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.

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)

  • 1,252Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 13.48%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.6%Peak (2005)
  • 95Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 211110041002002: 75 filings (9.89/100 renter HHs)2003: 71 filings (9.36/100 renter HHs)2004: 90 filings (11.86/100 renter HHs)2005: 113 filings (21.60/100 renter HHs)2006: 104 filings (19.88/100 renter HHs)2007: 103 filings (19.69/100 renter HHs)2008: 89 filings (17.02/100 renter HHs)2009: 75 filings (14.34/100 renter HHs)2010: 85 filings (11.26/100 renter HHs)2011: 88 filings (10.60/100 renter HHs)2012: 91 filings (10.96/100 renter HHs)2013: 87 filings (10.48/100 renter HHs)2014: 86 filings (10.36/100 renter HHs)2015: 95 filings (11.45/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 27% 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 6.7/10. 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 about the same as 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,252 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 13.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.6% of renter households in 2005.

Part of this tract, about 30% 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 21111004100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111004100?

Census tract 21111004100 in the Wilder Park neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 21111004100?

Median gross rent is $788/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21111004100?

26.7% of residents in tract 21111004100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,190.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21111004100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 68th, minority 55th, housing 35th.
Q5

Is tract 21111004100 considered part of Wilder Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21111004100 fall within Wilder Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111004100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,252 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111004100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.48% of renter households, peaking at 21.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 21111004100 compare to Louisville overall?

Tract 21111004100 scores 5.2/10, 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 21111004100 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. 30% 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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