Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Dothan Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01069040802 · Houston County, AL · pop 3,950 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Dothan

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 01069040802 (Dothan, Alabama) comes in at 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 27% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $843 monthly, set against $51,645 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 23% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units1,600

Renter share40.6%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate23.0%

Median income$51,645

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dothan and the region

Centroid at 31.1494, -85.4187 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dothan scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Dothan

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.9

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

23.0% poverty · this tract

5.7

Supply constraint

$843 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Dothan

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Dothan

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Dothan

2.5

How Dothan compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

79%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

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.

16.1%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
22.5%Food insecurity
17.8%SNAP enrollment
11.3%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
41.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dothan

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.7/10. 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 Dothan eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Houston County average of 4.5 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01069040802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069040802?

Census tract 01069040802 in Dothan scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 01069040802?

Median gross rent is $843/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01069040802?

23.0% of residents in tract 01069040802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,950.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01069040802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 86th, minority 41th, housing 41th.

What share of households in tract 01069040802 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.1% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01069040802 compare to Dothan overall?

Tract 01069040802 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Dothan at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dothan eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dothan

Top eight tracts in Dothan ranked by composite eviction-risk score.