2 census tracts · pop 3,739 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Avondale spans 2 census tracts of Birmingham, AL and houses 3,739 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 32.9% citywide, putting Avondale 17.5% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 38%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Food insecurity affects 37.3% of adults, 19.5 points above the national rate.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. On the high side is economic stress at 7.5/10.
Average gross rent is $967, 13% below the Birmingham average of $1,107. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
Among the 20 mapped neighborhoods of Birmingham, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Hobson and Smithfield. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Avondale vs BirminghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Avondale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.8%Housing insecurity
19.2%Utility shutoff threat
33.3%Food insecurity
30.2%SNAP enrollment
12.2%No health insurance
39.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Avondale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Avondale?
Avondale scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Avondale compare to Birmingham overall?
Avondale scores 1.4 points higher than Birmingham overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $967 vs $1,107.
Q3
What is the average rent in Avondale?
Average gross rent in Avondale is $967/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Avondale residents are renters?
79% of Avondale households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Birmingham). The neighborhood has 3,739 residents.
Q5
Is Avondale a high social-vulnerability area?
Avondale sits in the 80th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Avondale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Avondale is census tract 01073002401 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Avondale for landlords?
Avondale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Birmingham as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Avondale?
Avondale has 3,784 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (40.6%), Other / Multiracial (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
