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Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally

Cowarts Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01069041901 · Houston County, AL · pop 3,095 · 38% of tract blocks fall in Cowarts

Tract 01069041901 sits in Cowarts, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.6/10. Population here is 3,095. Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.7/10.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 18% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,132
Renter share28.1%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$54,643

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Cowarts
Moderate
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 26 tracts In Houston County
Moderate
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#741 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Moderate
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,048 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cowarts and the region

Centroid at 31.1938, -85.2971 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cowarts scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cowarts
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$810 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cowarts
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cowarts
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cowarts
6.0

How Cowarts compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cowarts risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.6This tracttract 0419013.5Cowartsparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cowarts

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, regional political climate reads 2.9/10.

Average gross rent is $810, 10% below the Cowarts average. Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $54,643, annual rent is just 18%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

36% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Houston County average of 3.9 closely.

28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 01069041901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069041901?

Census tract 01069041901 in Cowarts scores 3.6/10 (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 01069041901?

Median gross rent is $810/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01069041901?

16.3% of residents in tract 01069041901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,095.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01069041901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 77th, minority 34th, housing 27th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 01069041901 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.1% 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.
Q6

How does tract 01069041901 compare to Cowarts overall?

Tract 01069041901 scores 3.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Cowarts at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cowarts; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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