Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Independence Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 21117063604 · Kenton County, KY · pop 6,796 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Independence
Tract 21117063604, home to 6,796 residents in Independence, scores 4.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #59,857 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 24% of renter households, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,091 monthly, set against $71,942 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,502
Renter share24.0%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$71,942
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Independence and the region
Centroid at 38.9639, -84.5720 · click any tract to drill in
Why Independence scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Independence
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,091 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Independence
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Independence
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Independence
4.2
How Independence compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Independence
What moves this score most is housing court bias at 4.2/10. 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 Independence 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 Kenton County average of 5.0 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 21117063604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21117063604?
Census tract 21117063604 in Independence scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 21117063604?
Median gross rent is $1,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21117063604?
14.6% of residents in tract 21117063604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,796.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21117063604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 64th, minority 14th, housing 32th.
Q5
How does tract 21117063604 compare to Independence overall?
Tract 21117063604 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Independence at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Independence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Independence
Top eight tracts in Independence ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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