Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Selma Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 01047956300 · Dallas County, AL · pop 4,153 · 67% of tract blocks fall in Selma

Eviction risk in Selma eviction risk in Dallas County centers on tract 01047956300, which scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,153 residents. That is riskier than about 82% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $531 a month against an average household income of $31,195 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 22% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,709

Renter share48.6%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate34.3%

Median income$31,195

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Selma and the region

Centroid at 32.4484, -87.0510 · click any tract to drill in

Why Selma scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Selma

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

34.3% poverty · this tract

8.6

Supply constraint

$531 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Selma

8.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Selma

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Selma

8.8

How Selma compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

82%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
47%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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

117Total filings over 11 yrs
2.06%Avg annual filing rate
4.4%Peak (2008)
16Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 to 2016

Filings climbed 167% over the past 11 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.

26.9%Housing insecurity
20.9%Utility-shutoff threat
36.9%Food insecurity
34.2%SNAP enrollment
18.3%Transit barriers
11.5%No health insurance
19.4%Frequent mental distress
43.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Selma

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Selma eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dallas County average of 5.5 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 117 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2008.

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 01047956300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01047956300?

Census tract 01047956300 in Selma scores 6.5/10 (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 01047956300?

Median gross rent is $531/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01047956300?

34.3% of residents in tract 01047956300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,153.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01047956300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 72th, minority 93th, housing 47th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01047956300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 117 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01047956300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.06% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 01047956300 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.9% 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. 20.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01047956300 compare to Selma overall?

Tract 01047956300 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Selma at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Selma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Selma

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

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org