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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Memphis Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 47157022025 · Shelby County, TN · pop 3,897

47157022025 is a census tract in Memphis, TN. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,897 residents. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 41% Owners 9%
Tract context
Occupied units1,493
Renter share90.9%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate55.2%
Median income$35,379

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#44 of 197 tracts In Memphis
High
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#74 of 249 tracts In Shelby County
Elevated
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#39 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Very High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Memphis and the region

Centroid at 35.0473, -90.0046 · click any tract to drill in

Why Memphis scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Memphis
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
55.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$940 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Memphis
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Memphis
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Memphis
4.5

How Memphis compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Memphis risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0220254.0Memphisparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

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)

  • 2,390Total filings 2020-21
  • 31.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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 Memphis

The poverty rate is 55%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The severe-burden share is 32%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

91% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Disability prevalence runs 49.3% against 31.5% nationally. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.9/10. Against Shelby County at 48.3%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened. At $940 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Memphis commands.

It sits 1.1 points above the Shelby County average of 4.3. Adults with no health insurance runs 20.3% against 11.3% nationally. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 47157022025

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157022025?

Census tract 47157022025 in Memphis scores 5.4/10 (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 47157022025?

Median gross rent is $940/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47157022025?

55.2% of residents in tract 47157022025 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,897.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47157022025?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 45th, minority 93th, housing 50th.
Q5

How does tract 47157022025 compare to Memphis overall?

Tract 47157022025 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Memphis at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Memphis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Memphis

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

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