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Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Dothan Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01069041500 · Houston County, AL · pop 3,856 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Dothan

Here is how census tract 01069041500, in Dothan eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,856. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $769 monthly, set against $33,272 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 19% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,453
Renter share43.0%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate44.9%
Median income$33,272

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 19 tracts In Dothan
High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 26 tracts In Houston County
Very High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#122 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
National
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#14,316 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dothan and the region

Centroid at 31.2771, -85.3841 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dothan scores 5.8

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
44.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$769 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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.
Dothan risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 041500Dothan: 2.52.5Dothanparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

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)

  • 193Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 3.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.6%Peak (2009)
  • 20Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010690415002001: 9 filings (1.52/100 renter HHs)2002: 13 filings (2.20/100 renter HHs)2006: 24 filings (3.92/100 renter HHs)2007: 20 filings (3.27/100 renter HHs)2008: 31 filings (5.07/100 renter HHs)2009: 34 filings (5.56/100 renter HHs)2010: 26 filings (3.76/100 renter HHs)2013: 16 filings (2.22/100 renter HHs)2014: 20 filings (2.77/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 122% over the past 9 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dothan

The score leans hardest on 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 Dothan eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Houston County average of 4.5 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 193 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2009.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01069041500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069041500?

Census tract 01069041500 in Dothan scores 5.8/10 (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 01069041500?

Median gross rent is $769/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01069041500?

44.9% of residents in tract 01069041500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,856.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01069041500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 85th, minority 85th, housing 64th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01069041500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 193 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 01069041500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.37% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01069041500 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.8% 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. 23.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01069041500 compare to Dothan overall?

Tract 01069041500 scores 5.8/10, 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.

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