Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Kingsport Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 47163040900 · Sullivan County, TN · pop 3,536 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Kingsport

Kingsport anchors census tract 47163040900, which lands at 3.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 5th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $780 a month against an average household income of $72,886 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 18% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,469

Renter share27.2%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate18.8%

Median income$72,886

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kingsport and the region

Centroid at 36.5387, -82.4936 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kingsport scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Kingsport

2.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.4

State political climate

Tennessee legislature & governorship

1.9

Economic stress

18.8% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$780 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Kingsport

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Kingsport

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Kingsport

2.0

How Kingsport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

52%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
19%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kingsport

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.7/10. 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 Kingsport 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 Sullivan County average of 3.8 and below the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 47163040900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47163040900?

Census tract 47163040900 in Kingsport scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 47163040900?

Median gross rent is $780/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47163040900?

18.8% of residents in tract 47163040900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,536.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47163040900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 94th, minority 19th, housing 39th.

How does tract 47163040900 compare to Kingsport overall?

Tract 47163040900 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Kingsport at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kingsport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kingsport

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