Census Tract · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally

Richmond Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21151010901 · Madison County, KY · pop 4,616 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Richmond

Census tract 21151010901 covers part of Richmond, KY, and scores 3.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 14% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units1,858

Renter share30.1%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$66,141

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Richmond and the region

Centroid at 37.6701, -84.2747 · click any tract to drill in

Why Richmond scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Richmond

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,041 rent vs county FMR

6.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Richmond

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Richmond

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Richmond

2.5

How Richmond compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

45%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Richmond

Cost burden runs 54% here against 36.3% across Madison County. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10.

On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10. It sits 0.8 points below the Madison County average of 3.9.

At $1,041 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Richmond commands. On the national scale it lands near the 22nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 4.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $66,141. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 21151010901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21151010901?

Census tract 21151010901 in Richmond scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21151010901?

Median gross rent is $1,041/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21151010901?

11.7% of residents in tract 21151010901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,616.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21151010901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 29th, minority 17th, housing 50th.

How does tract 21151010901 compare to Richmond overall?

Tract 21151010901 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Richmond at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richmond eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Richmond

Top eight tracts in Richmond ranked by composite eviction-risk score.