Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Louisville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21111011006 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 2,638 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Louisville

Census tract 21111011006 belongs to Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky. It is home to 2,638 residents and scores $1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,014 a month against an average household income of $47,474 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 80% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 54% Owners 19%

Tract context

Occupied units1,305

Renter share80.2%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate14.9%

Median income$47,474

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Louisville and the region

Centroid at 38.1905, -85.6600 · click any tract to drill in

Why Louisville scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Louisville

6.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.0

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

14.9% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,014 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Louisville

1.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Louisville

3.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Louisville

3.0

How Louisville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

78%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Louisville

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 3.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Louisville eviction risk/Jefferson County metro government (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Jefferson County average of 5.5 and in line with the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 77th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 21111011006

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111011006?

Census tract 21111011006 in Louisville scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21111011006?

Median gross rent is $1,014/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21111011006?

14.9% of residents in tract 21111011006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,638.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21111011006?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 82th, minority 73th, housing 49th.

How does tract 21111011006 compare to Louisville overall?

Tract 21111011006 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Louisville at 2.4/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

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