Census Tract · Ranked #80,414 of 84,120 nationally

Kingsport Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 47163041300 · Sullivan County, TN · pop 5,254 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Kingsport

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 47163041300 (Kingsport, Tennessee) comes in at 3.6/10, the Lower tier. That is riskier than about 6% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $832 monthly, set against $59,770 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 15% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units2,023

Renter share24.6%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate16.5%

Median income$59,770

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kingsport and the region

Centroid at 36.4553, -82.5750 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kingsport scores 1.7

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

16.5% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$832 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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: 52

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

50%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
9%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 4.1/10. 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 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 52nd 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 47163041300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47163041300?

Census tract 47163041300 in Kingsport scores 1.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 47163041300?

Median gross rent is $832/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47163041300?

16.5% of residents in tract 47163041300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,254.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47163041300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 88th, minority 9th, housing 39th.

How does tract 47163041300 compare to Kingsport overall?

Tract 47163041300 scores 1.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Kingsport at 1.8/10. 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.