Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Selmont-West Selmont Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01047957200 · Dallas County, AL · pop 1,553 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Selmont-West Selmont
In Selmont-West Selmont, census tract 01047957200 scores 5.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $772 monthly, set against $39,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units516
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate15.8%
Median income$39,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Selmont-West Selmont and the region
Centroid at 32.3660, -87.0263 · click any tract to drill in
Why Selmont-West Selmont scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Selmont-West Selmont
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
15.8% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$772 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Selmont-West Selmont
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Selmont-West Selmont
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Selmont-West Selmont
7.2
How Selmont-West Selmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%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)
- 26Total filings over 11 yrs
- 1.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2004)
- 3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% 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.
- 22.2%Housing insecurity
- 16.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.5%Food insecurity
- 26.3%SNAP enrollment
- 14.5%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 39.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Selmont-West Selmont
What moves this score most is housing court bias at 7.2/10. 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 Selmont-West Selmont, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Dallas County average of 5.5 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 26 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 1.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01047957200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01047957200?
Census tract 01047957200 in Selmont-West Selmont scores 5.1/10 (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 01047957200?
Median gross rent is $772/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01047957200?
15.8% of residents in tract 01047957200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,553.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01047957200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 10th, minority 100th, housing 20th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01047957200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01047957200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.04% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01047957200 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.2% 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. 16.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01047957200 compare to Selmont-West Selmont overall?
Tract 01047957200 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Selmont-West Selmont at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Selmont-West Selmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Selmont-West Selmont
Top eight tracts in Selmont-West Selmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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