Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Scottsboro Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01071950602 · Jackson County, AL · pop 2,285 · 73% of tract blocks fall in Scottsboro
In Scottsboro, census tract 01071950602 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #53,272 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $924 a month against an average household income of $47,862 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,013
Renter share47.4%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate32.5%
Median income$47,862
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scottsboro and the region
Centroid at 34.7164, -86.0076 · click any tract to drill in
Why Scottsboro scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Scottsboro
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.6
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
32.5% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$924 rent vs county FMR
7.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scottsboro
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scottsboro
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scottsboro
6.5
How Scottsboro compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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.
- 19.4%Housing insecurity
- 14.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.7%Food insecurity
- 27.1%SNAP enrollment
- 15.0%Transit barriers
- 14.1%No health insurance
- 21.1%Frequent mental distress
- 49.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Scottsboro
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.1/10. 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 Scottsboro eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jackson County average of 4.1 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 65th 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 01071950602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01071950602?
Census tract 01071950602 in Scottsboro 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 01071950602?
Median gross rent is $924/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01071950602?
32.5% of residents in tract 01071950602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,285.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01071950602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 76th, minority 34th, housing 49th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01071950602 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.4% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01071950602 compare to Scottsboro overall?
Tract 01071950602 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Scottsboro at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scottsboro eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Scottsboro
Top eight tracts in Scottsboro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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