Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Kingsport Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 47163042100 · Sullivan County, TN · pop 5,555 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Kingsport

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 47163042100 (Kingsport, Tennessee) comes in at 4.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 17% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,065 a month against an average household income of $50,292 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 21% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units2,238

Renter share39.5%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate28.9%

Median income$50,292

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kingsport and the region

Centroid at 36.5693, -82.4795 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kingsport scores 6.2

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

28.9% poverty · this tract

7.2

Supply constraint

$1,065 rent vs county FMR

5.2

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: 70

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

62%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kingsport

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 inherited from Kingsport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Sullivan County average of 3.8 and in line with the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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 47163042100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47163042100?

Census tract 47163042100 in Kingsport scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 47163042100?

Median gross rent is $1,065/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47163042100?

28.9% of residents in tract 47163042100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,555.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47163042100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 55th, minority 17th, housing 90th.

How does tract 47163042100 compare to Kingsport overall?

Tract 47163042100 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Kingsport at 2.1/10. 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.