Neighborhood · Birmingham, AL

Fourth Avenue Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 5,619 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 4.2–6.2

Fourth Avenue Historic District is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Birmingham with 3 census tracts and a population of 5,619 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $919/month sits 17% lower than the Birmingham citywide average ($1,107).

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Fourth Avenue Historic District vs Birmingham How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

48.1% +46%

Birmingham: 32.9%

Average gross rent

$919 -17%

Birmingham: $1,107

Average HH income

$33,717 -24%

Birmingham: $44,376

Poverty rate

30.8% +22%

Birmingham: 25.2%

Renter share

75.5% +39%

Birmingham: 54.5%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fourth Avenue Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.2–6.2

Why Fourth Avenue Historic District scores 5.6

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 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

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

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

76% renter households · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Economic stress

30.8% below poverty line · Range 2.3–10.0 across tracts

7.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–10.0 across tracts

2.8

Risk score comparison

Fourth Avenue 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 Fourth Avenue 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 points from 4.2 to 6.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.2 5.8 4.2

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

Census tracts

3 tracts in Fourth Avenue Historic District

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
01073002702	6.2	2,099	52%	$604
01073001500	5.8	2,369	44%	$716
01073002701	4.2	1,151	50%	$1,911

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 80

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 85%ile

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

Household characteristics 31%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 80%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 91%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Fourth Avenue Historic District

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,307Total filings (sum)
12.84%Avg annual filing rate
18.1%Peak year (2001)
8.54%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fourth Avenue Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

28.3%Housing insecurity
22.6%Utility shutoff threat
41.0%Food insecurity
37.6%SNAP enrollment
15.4%No health insurance
44.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Fourth Avenue Historic District

What is the eviction-risk score for Fourth Avenue Historic District?

Fourth Avenue Historic District scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Fourth Avenue Historic District compare to Birmingham overall?

Fourth Avenue Historic District scores 2.7 points higher than Birmingham overall (2.9/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $919 vs $1,107.

What is the average rent in Fourth Avenue Historic District?

Average gross rent in Fourth Avenue Historic District is $919/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Fourth Avenue Historic District residents are renters?

76% of Fourth Avenue Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Birmingham). The neighborhood has 5,619 residents.

Is Fourth Avenue Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Fourth Avenue Historic District 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.

Which tracts in Fourth Avenue Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Fourth Avenue Historic District is census tract 01073002702 (score 6.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 6.2, a spread of 2 points.

How safe is Fourth Avenue Historic District for landlords?

Fourth Avenue Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Fourth Avenue Historic District?

Fourth Avenue Historic District has 5,328 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (63.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.5%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Fourth Avenue Historic District

5.5 Smithfield Historic District 6 tracts · pop 11,928 6.2 North Birmingham 3 tracts · pop 7,664 5.7 Avondale 2 tracts · pop 3,739 4.6 Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District 4 tracts · pop 12,304 3.8 Chestnut Hill Historic District 2 tracts · pop 6,140 3.7 Anderson Place Historic District 2 tracts · pop 9,281

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Birmingham

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Fourth Avenue Historic District.

5.7 East Lake 2 tracts · pop 5,100 5.7 Avondale 2 tracts · pop 3,739 5.4 Hobson 1 tracts · pop 2,700 5.8 Pratt City 2 tracts · pop 7,473 5.3 Smithfield Historic District 6 tracts · pop 11,928 5.9 Ensley 6 tracts · pop 14,040

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