Within parent city
47
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Birmingham Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01073005908 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,048 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Birmingham
In Birmingham in Jefferson County, census tract 01073005908 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 51st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,085 a month against an average household income of $48,854 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 42%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,225
Renter share69.0%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate24.5%
Median income$48,854
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
75
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Birmingham and the region
Centroid at 33.6221, -86.6792 · click any tract to drill in
Why Birmingham scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Birmingham
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
24.5% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,085 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Birmingham
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Birmingham
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Birmingham
3.0
How Birmingham compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,555Total filings over 11 yrs
- 17.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.5%Peak (2015)
- 154Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 57% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 26.4%Housing insecurity
- 19.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.1%Food insecurity
- 29.0%SNAP enrollment
- 17.1%Transit barriers
- 12.5%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 40.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Birmingham
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Birmingham eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Jefferson County average of 5.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,555 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 17.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.5% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 26.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073005908
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073005908?
Census tract 01073005908 in Birmingham scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01073005908?
Median gross rent is $1,085/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073005908?
24.5% of residents in tract 01073005908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,048.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073005908?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 93th, minority 89th, housing 18th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073005908?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,555 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073005908 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.28% of renter households, peaking at 24.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01073005908 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 19.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01073005908 compare to Birmingham overall?
Tract 01073005908 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Birmingham at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Birmingham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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