Census Tract · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally

Kingsport Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 47163043500 · Sullivan County, TN · pop 3,740 · 22% of tract blocks fall in Kingsport

With a score of 3.1/10, tract 47163043500 in Kingsport, TN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 5% Owners 90%

Tract context

Occupied units1,525

Renter share9.4%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate15.0%

Median income$67,025

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kingsport and the region

Centroid at 36.4883, -82.4210 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kingsport scores 3.1

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

15.0% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,077 rent vs county FMR

5.3

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.

73%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
2%Racial/ethnic minority
53%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kingsport

Cost burden runs 48% here against 35.9% across Sullivan County. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10.

The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. At $1,077 a month, rents run 19% over what the rest of Kingsport commands.

It sits 0.6 points below the Sullivan County average of 3.7. On the national scale it lands near the 22nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Only 9% 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. Social vulnerability reads 5.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $67,025.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 47163043500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47163043500?

Census tract 47163043500 in Kingsport scores 3.1/10 (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 47163043500?

Median gross rent is $1,077/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47163043500?

15.0% of residents in tract 47163043500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,740.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47163043500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 29th, minority 2th, housing 53th.

How does tract 47163043500 compare to Kingsport overall?

Tract 47163043500 scores 3.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Kingsport at 3.2/10. 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.