Neighborhood · Birmingham, AL

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 3.2–5.3

Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District is a white-black neighborhood in Birmingham with 4 census tracts and a population of 12,304 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 36% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 15% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,015/month sits 8% lower than the Birmingham citywide average ($1,107).

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District vs Birmingham How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

35.7% +9%

Birmingham: 32.9%

Average gross rent

$1,015 -8%

Birmingham: $1,107

Average HH income

$50,753 +14%

Birmingham: $44,376

Poverty rate

17.2% -32%

Birmingham: 25.2%

Renter share

76.2% +40%

Birmingham: 54.5%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.2–5.3

Why Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts

1.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.1–6.5 across tracts

6.4

Rent control risk

36% of income on rent · Range 1.0–6.7 across tracts

1.8

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.6–3.5 across tracts

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

76% renter households · Range 5.0–7.5 across tracts

5.3

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.0–5.6 across tracts

3.4

Economic stress

17.2% below poverty line · Range 3.6–4.9 across tracts

4.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–3.8 across tracts

3.0

Risk score comparison

Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.1 points from 3.2 to 5.3. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.3 5.2 4.5 3.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
01073005800	5.3	3,666	48%	$1,108
01073004501	5.2	3,510	0%	$850
01073005000	4.5	3,424	52%	$1,036
01073010701	3.2	1,704	48%	$1,109

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 46

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 52%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 25%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 67%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 62%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

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.

How does Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District compare to Birmingham overall?

Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District scores 1.9 points higher than Birmingham overall (2.9/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,015 vs $1,107.

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.

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.

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.

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 3.2 to 5.3, a spread of 2.1 points.

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 (2.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District?

Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District has 12,220 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (34.9%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District

3.7 Anderson Place Historic District 2 tracts · pop 9,281 2.5 Lakewood Hills 3 tracts · pop 14,569 5.5 Smithfield Historic District 6 tracts · pop 11,928 4.6 Highland Avenue Historic District 2 tracts · pop 2,867 1.5 Lane Park 3 tracts · pop 13,929 5.4 Fourth Avenue Historic District 3 tracts · pop 5,619

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Birmingham

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District.

5 Sunrise East 3 tracts · pop 14,576 4.5 Woodlawn 4 tracts · pop 11,388 4.4 Huffman 1 tracts · pop 5,217 5.3 Smithfield Historic District 6 tracts · pop 11,928 4.3 Highland Avenue Historic District 2 tracts · pop 2,867 5.4 Hobson 1 tracts · pop 2,700

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