Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Martinsville Eviction Risk: Moderate , Shelbyville
Tract 21211040301 · Shelby County, KY · pop 4,842 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 21211040301 in the Martinsville area of Shelbyville, KY reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,842 residents. roughly one in two of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Shelby County average of 24.1%.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units2,218
Renter share55.4%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate23.6%
Median income$41,071
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shelbyville and the region
Centroid at 38.2152, -85.2449 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martinsville scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
23.6% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$875 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Martinsville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 95Total filings over 2 yrs
- 6.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2006)
- 33Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Martinsville. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martinsville
Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Shelby County average of 3.8. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.1/10. Court records carry 95 eviction filings across 2 observed years. Average gross rent is $875, 15% below the Shelbyville average.
Filings peaked in 2006 at 9.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.1% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 21211040301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21211040301?
Census tract 21211040301 in the Martinsville neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 21211040301?
Median gross rent is $875/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21211040301?
23.6% of residents in tract 21211040301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,842.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21211040301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 86th, minority 59th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 21211040301 considered part of Martinsville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21211040301 fall within Martinsville (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21211040301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 95 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 21211040301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.13% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 21211040301 compare to Shelbyville overall?
Tract 21211040301 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Shelbyville at 3.8/10. 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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