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Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Anniston Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01015000500 · Calhoun County, AL · pop 1,019 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Anniston

Census tract 01015000500 covers Anniston in Calhoun County, home to 1,019 residents. For landlords it grades 6.1/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #17,526 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $692 monthly, set against $21,619 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units501
Renter share27.5%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate36.6%
Median income$21,619

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 10 tracts In Anniston
High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 38 tracts In Calhoun County
Very High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#156 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
National
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#15,522 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Anniston and the region

Centroid at 33.6627, -85.8452 · click any tract to drill in

Why Anniston scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Anniston
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
36.6% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$692 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Anniston
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Anniston
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Anniston
7.8

How Anniston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Anniston risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 000500Anniston: 2.52.5Annistonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 200Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 4.24%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.4%Peak (2014)
  • 13Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010150005002001: 15 filings (3.48/100 renter HHs)2002: 15 filings (3.48/100 renter HHs)2003: 9 filings (2.09/100 renter HHs)2006: 6 filings (2.05/100 renter HHs)2007: 11 filings (3.77/100 renter HHs)2008: 12 filings (4.11/100 renter HHs)2009: 8 filings (2.74/100 renter HHs)2010: 18 filings (5.26/100 renter HHs)2011: 13 filings (3.71/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (3.14/100 renter HHs)2013: 20 filings (5.71/100 renter HHs)2014: 26 filings (7.43/100 renter HHs)2015: 23 filings (6.57/100 renter HHs)2016: 13 filings (5.86/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Anniston

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.1/10. 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 inherited from Anniston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Calhoun County average of 4.7 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 32.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 27.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 01015000500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01015000500?

Census tract 01015000500 in Anniston scores 5.7/10 (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 01015000500?

Median gross rent is $692/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01015000500?

36.6% of residents in tract 01015000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,019.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01015000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 57th, minority 95th, housing 21th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01015000500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 200 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 01015000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.24% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01015000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 27.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01015000500 compare to Anniston overall?

Tract 01015000500 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Anniston at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Anniston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Anniston

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

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