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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Simpsonville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21211040501 · Shelby County, KY · pop 3,054 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Simpsonville

21211040501 is a census tract in Simpsonville, KY. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,054 residents. At $494 a month, rents run 48% under what the rest of Simpsonville commands.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 24% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,071
Renter share24.3%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$119,353

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Simpsonville
Very Low
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 12 tracts In Shelby County
Very Low
Within state
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#959 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Simpsonville and the region

Centroid at 38.1669, -85.3470 · click any tract to drill in

Why Simpsonville scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Simpsonville
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$494 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Simpsonville
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Simpsonville
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Simpsonville
3.3

How Simpsonville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Simpsonville risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0405013.2Simpsonvilleparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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

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)

  • 5Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.33%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak (2010)
  • 3Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Simpsonville

The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.1/10.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 5 filings here across 2 tracked years. It sits 0.8 points below the Shelby County average of 3.8. The worst year on record was 2010, when 3.4% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 2.3% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.3/10. Against average income of $119,353, annual rent is just 5%.

Statewide the KY average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 21211040501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21211040501?

Census tract 21211040501 in Simpsonville scores 3/10 (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 21211040501?

Median gross rent is $494/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21211040501?

4.0% of residents in tract 21211040501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,054.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21211040501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 13th, minority 20th, housing 4th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21211040501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 21211040501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.33% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 21211040501 compare to Simpsonville overall?

Tract 21211040501 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Simpsonville at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Simpsonville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Simpsonville

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

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