Within parent city
87
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Birmingham Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 01073013002 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 1,913 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Birmingham
For landlords sizing up Birmingham in Jefferson County, census tract 01073013002 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #22,421 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $720 monthly, set against $26,885 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units937
Renter share51.0%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate39.5%
Median income$26,885
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
National
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Birmingham and the region
Centroid at 33.4660, -86.8567 · click any tract to drill in
Why Birmingham scores 6.1
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
39.5% poverty · this tract
9.9
Supply constraint
$720 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 23%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 173Total filings over 11 yrs
- 5.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.3%Peak (2001)
- 12Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 65% 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.
- 28.9%Housing insecurity
- 23.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 41.8%Food insecurity
- 38.9%SNAP enrollment
- 20.1%Transit barriers
- 13.0%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 48.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Birmingham
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.9/10. 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 above 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 28.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 173 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 5.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.3% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073013002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073013002?
Census tract 01073013002 in Birmingham scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 01073013002?
Median gross rent is $720/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073013002?
39.5% of residents in tract 01073013002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,913.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073013002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 91th, minority 98th, housing 74th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073013002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 173 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073013002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.52% of renter households, peaking at 11.3% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01073013002 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.9% 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. 23.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01073013002 compare to Birmingham overall?
Tract 01073013002 scores 6.1/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 01073013002 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 23% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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