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Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Shelbyville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21211040404 · Shelby County, KY · pop 3,776 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Shelbyville

Census tract 21211040404 belongs to Shelbyville, Kentucky. It is home to 3,776 residents and scores 4.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 23% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,161 a month while the average household earns $96,771 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 27% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,296
Renter share39.7%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$96,771

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In Shelbyville
Very Low
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 12 tracts In Shelby County
Very Low
Within state
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#1,199 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Very Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Shelbyville and the region

Centroid at 38.2116, -85.2698 · click any tract to drill in

Why Shelbyville scores 2.2

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
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,161 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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: 2.22.2This tracttract 040404Shelbyville: 2.12.1Shelbyvilleparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Shelbyville

The heaviest input here is 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 about the same as the Shelby County average of 4.3 and in line with the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 21211040404

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21211040404?

Census tract 21211040404 in Shelbyville scores 2.2/10 (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 21211040404?

Median gross rent is $1,161/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21211040404?

1.9% of residents in tract 21211040404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,776.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21211040404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 18th, minority 54th, housing 50th.
Q5

How does tract 21211040404 compare to Shelbyville overall?

Tract 21211040404 scores 2.2/10, right in line with 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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