Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
4 census tracts · pop 12,304 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3.9–5.3
Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District takes in 4 census tracts of Birmingham, AL, population 12,304. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.8/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.9 to 5.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 3,112 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 3/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 28.2% of renter households. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 36% of renter households.
At $1,015 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Birmingham commands. That places it #13 of 20 neighborhoods in Birmingham. Judgments average 2.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District vs BirminghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,112Total filings (sum)
8.54%Avg annual filing rate
28.2%Peak year (2016)
12.80%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.0%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility shutoff threat
19.1%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
31.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District?
Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District compare to Birmingham overall?
Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District scores 0.8 points higher than Birmingham overall (4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,015 vs $1,107.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District?
Average gross rent in Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District is $1,015/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District residents are renters?
76% of Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Birmingham). The neighborhood has 12,304 residents.
Q5
Is Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District is census tract 01073005800 (score 5.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 5.3, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District for landlords?
Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District?
Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District has 12,220 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (34.9%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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