Within parent city
7
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Gadsden Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01055000400 · Etowah County, AL · pop 3,747 · 76% of tract blocks fall in Gadsden
Gadsden in Etowah County is where census tract 01055000400 sits, home to 3,747 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.9/10. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,397 a month while the average household earns $50,652 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,488
Renter share13.5%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$50,652
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gadsden and the region
Centroid at 34.0476, -86.0343 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gadsden scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gadsden
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,397 rent vs county FMR
9.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gadsden
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gadsden
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gadsden
7.9
How Gadsden compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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)
- 96Total filings over 16 yrs
- 3.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2011)
- 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 16 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.
- 12.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.0%Food insecurity
- 14.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 42.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gadsden
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.8/10. 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 Gadsden eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Etowah County average of 4.9 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 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 96 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01055000400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01055000400?
Census tract 01055000400 in Gadsden scores 4.3/10 (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 01055000400?
Median gross rent is $1,397/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01055000400?
15.1% of residents in tract 01055000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,747.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01055000400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 84th, minority 10th, housing 5th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01055000400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 96 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 01055000400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.49% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01055000400 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.0% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01055000400 compare to Gadsden overall?
Tract 01055000400 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Gadsden at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gadsden eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gadsden
Top eight tracts in Gadsden ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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01055000300
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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01055000200
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · AL
01055000900
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · AL
01055001300
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · AL
01055000700
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · AL
01055000600
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · AL
01055001000
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · AL
01055001700
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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