Eviction Risk in Pratt City , Birmingham
2 census tracts · pop 7,473 · pop-weighted composite 5.3/10 · range 4.9–5.5
Pratt City is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Birmingham with 2 census tracts and a population of 7,473 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 41% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $727/month sits 34% lower than the Birmingham citywide median ($1,107).
Pratt City vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Pratt City vs Birmingham
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 6,818 residents across all tracts in Pratt City. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- White (non-Hispanic) 8.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 84.4%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.1%
- Other / Multiracial 6.3%
2 tracts in Pratt City
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01073001100 | 5.5 | 5,062 | 48% | $649 |
| 01073001200 | 4.9 | 2,411 | 27% | $892 |
CDC SVI percentile: 81
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Pratt City
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 598Total filings (sum)
- 5.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.5%Peak year (2002)
- 2.51%Latest filed (2016)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pratt City
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 23.5%Housing insecurity
- 17.9%Utility shutoff threat
- 33.3%Food insecurity
- 28.1%SNAP enrollment
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 43.0%Any disability
About Pratt City
What is the eviction-risk score for Pratt City?
Pratt City scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Pratt City compare to Birmingham overall?
Pratt City scores 1.3 points higher than Birmingham overall (4.0/10). Rent burden: 41% vs 33% citywide. Median rent: $727 vs $1,107.
What is the median rent in Pratt City?
Median gross rent in Pratt City is $727/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Pratt City residents are renters?
32% of Pratt City households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Birmingham). The neighborhood has 7,473 residents.
Is Pratt City a high social-vulnerability area?
Pratt City sits in the 81th 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.