Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 47157021547 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 47157021547 · Shelby County, TN · pop 6,450
The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 47157021547 reflects conditions in Shelby in Shelby County, Tennessee. It lands near the 38th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,179 a month against an average household income of $66,150 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units2,373
Renter share55.1%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate24.2%
Median income$66,150
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shelby County and the region
Centroid at 35.0147, -89.7781 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 47157021547 scores 4.3
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
24.2% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,179 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 47157021547 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%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)
- 2,279Total filings 2020-21
- 30.0Avg 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 47157021547
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.1/10. 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 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 about the same as 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157021547
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021547?
Census tract 47157021547 in Shelby County scores 4.3/10 (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 47157021547?
Median gross rent is $1,179/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021547?
24.2% of residents in tract 47157021547 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,450.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021547?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 62th, minority 95th, housing 10th.
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