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Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

Independence Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21117065800 · Kenton County, KY · pop 3,709 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Independence

Census tract 21117065800 belongs to Independence, Kentucky. It is home to 3,709 residents and scores 3.8/10, a lower reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 9% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,110 a month while the average household earns $108,750 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 6% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,264
Renter share5.8%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$108,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 7 tracts In Independence
Low
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 44 tracts In Kenton County
Very Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#1,250 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Very Low
National
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#76,223 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Independence and the region

Centroid at 38.9518, -84.4999 · click any tract to drill in

Why Independence scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,110 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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.
Independence risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 065800Independence: 2.22.2Independenceparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

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 below the Kenton County average of 5.0 and below 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 19th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 21117065800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21117065800?

Census tract 21117065800 in Independence scores 1.8/10 (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 21117065800?

Median gross rent is $1,110/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21117065800?

5.3% of residents in tract 21117065800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,709.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21117065800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 58th, minority 13th, housing 21th.
Q5

How does tract 21117065800 compare to Independence overall?

Tract 21117065800 scores 1.8/10, lower 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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