Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Hokes Bluff Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01055010601 · Etowah County, AL · pop 6,033 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Hokes Bluff
Tract 01055010601, home to 6,033 residents in Hokes Bluff in Etowah County, scores 3.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 3% of US census tracts.
About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $941 a month while the average household earns $81,048 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units2,310
Renter share4.5%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$81,048
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hokes Bluff and the region
Centroid at 33.9809, -85.8668 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hokes Bluff scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hokes Bluff
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$941 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hokes Bluff
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hokes Bluff
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hokes Bluff
3.6
How Hokes Bluff compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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)
- 98Total filings over 15 yrs
- 2.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2013)
- 7Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 40% 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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 34.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hokes Bluff
The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 Hokes Bluff, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the Etowah County average of 4.9 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 98 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 01055010601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01055010601?
Census tract 01055010601 in Hokes Bluff scores 2.2/10 (Lower 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 01055010601?
Median gross rent is $941/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01055010601?
2.5% of residents in tract 01055010601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,033.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01055010601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 35th, minority 2th, housing 8th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01055010601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 98 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 01055010601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.06% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01055010601 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01055010601 compare to Hokes Bluff overall?
Tract 01055010601 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Hokes Bluff at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hokes Bluff; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hokes Bluff
Top eight tracts in Hokes Bluff ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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