Within neighborhood
17
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
South Memphis Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 47157005800 · Shelby County, TN · pop 908 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
For landlords sizing up the South Memphis neighborhood of Memphis, census tract 47157005800 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #34,121 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $816 a month against an average household income of $17,130 a year, roughly 57% of income at the averages. Renters make up 88% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 51%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units338
Renter share88.5%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate68.6%
Median income$17,130
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.1117, -90.0511 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Memphis scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Memphis
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
68.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$816 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Memphis
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Memphis
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Memphis
4.5
How South Memphis compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 72%Grade C
- 28%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 226Total filings 2020-21
- 3.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.91×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Memphis. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Memphis
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Memphis eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Shelby County average of 4.9 and above the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Part of this tract, about 28% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.91x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157005800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157005800?
Census tract 47157005800 in the South Memphis neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 47157005800?
Median gross rent is $816/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157005800?
68.6% of residents in tract 47157005800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 908.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157005800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 55th, minority 100th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 47157005800 considered part of South Memphis?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157005800 fall within South Memphis (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47157005800 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.91× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 47157005800 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157005800 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Memphis at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Memphis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 47157005800 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 28% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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