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Whiskey Row Eviction Risk: Moderate , Louisville

Tract 21111005902 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 2,000 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Eviction risk in Whiskey Row in Louisville centers on tract 21111005902, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,000 residents. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.

About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,239 monthly, set against $49,597 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 43% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,091
Renter share79.9%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate23.5%
Median income$49,597

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Whiskey Row
Very Low
Within parent city
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#44 of 90 tracts In Louisville
Moderate
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#57 of 216 tracts In Jefferson County
Elevated
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#504 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Louisville and the region

Centroid at 38.2546, -85.7347 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whiskey Row scores 4.8

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
23.5% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,239 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 Whiskey Row compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Whiskey Row risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 005902Louisville: 3.23.2Louisvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

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

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.

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.

Comparable tracts

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Within Whiskey Row. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whiskey Row

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.9/10. 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 64% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 21111005902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111005902?

Census tract 21111005902 in the Whiskey Row neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 21111005902?

Median gross rent is $1,239/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21111005902?

23.5% of residents in tract 21111005902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,000.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21111005902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 39th, minority 60th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 21111005902 considered part of Whiskey Row?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21111005902 fall within Whiskey Row (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 21111005902 compare to Louisville overall?

Tract 21111005902 scores 4.8/10, 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 21111005902 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. 64% 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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