Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Gadsden Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01055000700 · Etowah County, AL · pop 1,042
For landlords sizing up Gadsden in Etowah County, census tract 01055000700 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than about 70% of US census tracts.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $490 a month against an average household income of $20,231 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 48%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units447
Renter share75.8%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate53.5%
Median income$20,231
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gadsden and the region
Centroid at 34.0237, -86.0393 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gadsden scores 5.5
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
53.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$490 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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)
- 877Total filings over 16 yrs
- 18.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 28.2%Peak (2014)
- 54Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 35% 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.
- 33.0%Housing insecurity
- 27.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 50.3%Food insecurity
- 51.4%SNAP enrollment
- 26.0%Transit barriers
- 20.3%No health insurance
- 25.9%Frequent mental distress
- 56.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gadsden
What moves this score most is economic stress at $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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 877 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 18.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 28.2% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 33.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 27.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01055000700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01055000700?
Census tract 01055000700 in Gadsden scores 5.5/10 (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 01055000700?
Median gross rent is $490/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01055000700?
53.5% of residents in tract 01055000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,042.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01055000700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 97th, minority 71th, housing 37th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01055000700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 877 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 01055000700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.41% of renter households, peaking at 28.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01055000700 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.0% 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. 27.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01055000700 compare to Gadsden overall?
Tract 01055000700 scores 5.5/10, 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
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01055000900
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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01055001300
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · AL
01055000600
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · AL
01055001000
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · AL
01055001700
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · AL
01055011200
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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