Eviction Risk in Fairlane , Dothan
1 census tracts · pop 5,362 · pop-weighted composite 5.0/10 · range 5.0–5.0
Fairlane is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Dothan with 1 census tract and a population of 5,362 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 28% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $844/month sits 12% lower than the Dothan citywide median ($960).
Fairlane vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Fairlane vs Dothan
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 5,077 residents across all tracts in Fairlane. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 1.2%
- White (non-Hispanic) 28.5%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 67.7%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.5%
- Other / Multiracial 2.2%
1 tracts in Fairlane
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01069041000 | 5.0 | 5,362 | 48% | $844 |
CDC SVI percentile: 95
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Fairlane
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 542Total filings (sum)
- 7.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.1%Peak year (2008)
- 5.75%Latest filed (2014)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairlane
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 27.4%Housing insecurity
- 20.7%Utility shutoff threat
- 38.4%Food insecurity
- 35.3%SNAP enrollment
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 48.0%Any disability
About Fairlane
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairlane?
Fairlane scores 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Fairlane compare to Dothan overall?
Fairlane scores 2.2 points higher than Dothan overall (2.8/10). Rent burden: 48% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $844 vs $960.
What is the median rent in Fairlane?
Median gross rent in Fairlane is $844/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Fairlane residents are renters?
64% of Fairlane households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Dothan). The neighborhood has 5,362 residents.
Is Fairlane a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairlane sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.