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Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Shelbyville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21211040201 · Shelby County, KY · pop 3,088 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Shelbyville

The Lower-tier score of 3.9/10 for census tract 21211040201 reflects conditions in Shelbyville, Kentucky. It lands near the 10th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 6% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $100,827 a year. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 10% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,231
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$100,827

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 7 tracts In Shelbyville
Low
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 12 tracts In Shelby County
Low
Within state
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#1,154 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Very Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#66,742 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Shelbyville and the region

Centroid at 38.2924, -85.2121 · click any tract to drill in

Why Shelbyville scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Shelbyville
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shelbyville
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shelbyville
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shelbyville
5.1

How Shelbyville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Shelbyville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 040201Shelbyville: 2.12.1Shelbyvilleparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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 Shelbyville

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Shelbyville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Shelby County average of 4.3 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 20th 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 21211040201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21211040201?

Census tract 21211040201 in Shelbyville scores 2.5/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 21211040201?

8.7% of residents in tract 21211040201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,088.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 21211040201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 37th, minority 18th, housing 32th.
Q4

How does tract 21211040201 compare to Shelbyville overall?

Tract 21211040201 scores 2.5/10, higher than the parent city of Shelbyville at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shelbyville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Shelbyville

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

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