Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Whitehaven Eviction Risk: Moderate , Memphis
Tract 47157022111 · Shelby County, TN · pop 4,900 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
47157022111 is a census tract in the Whitehaven area of Memphis, TN. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. 42% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units2,259
Renter share73.1%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate33.3%
Median income$27,620
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.0283, -90.0262 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitehaven scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
33.3% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$1,029 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Whitehaven compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 1,489Total filings 2020-21
- 19.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 28.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.69×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
Within Whitehaven. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitehaven
Against Shelby County at 48.3%, 70% of renters here are cost-burdened. Set annual rent against average income of $27,620 and the ratio lands at 45%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 73% 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. Running hot, economic stress reads 8.3/10.
Disability prevalence runs 44.7% against 31.5% nationally. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.9/10. It sits 1.1 points above the Shelby County average of 4.3.
Average gross rent is $1,029, 13% below the Memphis average. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.6/10. Statewide the TN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157022111
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157022111?
Census tract 47157022111 in the Whitehaven neighborhood 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 47157022111?
Median gross rent is $1,029/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157022111?
33.3% of residents in tract 47157022111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,900.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157022111?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 86th, minority 95th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 47157022111 considered part of Whitehaven?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157022111 fall within Whitehaven (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47157022111 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.69× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 47157022111 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157022111 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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47157022026
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Crosstown
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Medical District
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TN
Parkway Village
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TN
Parkway Village
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TN
Whitehaven
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TN
Crosstown
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TN
Medical District
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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