1 census tracts · pop 5,217 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Huffman maps to a single census tract in Birmingham, AL, population 5,217. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Birmingham rate of 32.9%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
17.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 30.7% of adults, 12.9 points above the national rate.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 487 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.9% of renter households. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
At $1,029 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Birmingham commands. Among the 20 mapped neighborhoods of Birmingham, it ranks #15 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 2.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $52,134.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Huffman vs BirminghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Huffman
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
487Total filings (sum)
6.18%Avg annual filing rate
7.9%Peak year (2016)
7.94%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Huffman
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.6%Housing insecurity
17.4%Utility shutoff threat
30.7%Food insecurity
25.5%SNAP enrollment
11.0%No health insurance
41.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Huffman
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Huffman?
Huffman scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Huffman compare to Birmingham overall?
Huffman scores 0.1 points higher than Birmingham overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,029 vs $1,107.
Q3
What is the average rent in Huffman?
Average gross rent in Huffman is $1,029/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Huffman residents are renters?
41% of Huffman households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Birmingham). The neighborhood has 5,217 residents.
Q5
Is Huffman a high social-vulnerability area?
Huffman sits in the 47th 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
How safe is Huffman for landlords?
Huffman carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Huffman?
Huffman has 5,295 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (66.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.1%), Hispanic / Latino (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
