Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 47157021022 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 47157021022 · Shelby County, TN · pop 6,604
Tract 47157021022, home to 6,604 residents in Shelby in Shelby County, scores 4.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 25th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,592 monthly, set against $98,354 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,563
Renter share34.5%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$98,354
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shelby County and the region
Centroid at 35.1696, -89.7297 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 47157021022 scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,592 rent vs county FMR
6.7
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 47157021022 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
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)
- 825Total filings 2020-21
- 10.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 47157021022
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.7/10. 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 set by Tennessee eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Shelby County average of 4.9 and in line with the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 57th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157021022
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021022?
Census tract 47157021022 in Shelby County scores 2.3/10 (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 47157021022?
Median gross rent is $1,592/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021022?
6.1% of residents in tract 47157021022 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,604.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021022?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 44th, minority 82th, housing 64th.
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