4 census tracts · pop 11,388 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3–5.4
Woodlawn spans 4 census tracts of Birmingham, AL and houses 11,388 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Birmingham rate of 32.9%.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.4. A 2.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 29.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 31.9% of adults, 14.1 points above the national rate. Court records carry 2,326 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 19.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 6.8% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 20 mapped neighborhoods of Birmingham, it ranks #14 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Huffman and Highland Avenue Historic District score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $66,217, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,066, close to the Birmingham average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Woodlawn vs BirminghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Woodlawn
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,326Total filings (sum)
8.19%Avg annual filing rate
19.3%Peak year (2003)
7.00%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Woodlawn
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.0%Housing insecurity
16.5%Utility shutoff threat
28.0%Food insecurity
26.1%SNAP enrollment
10.9%No health insurance
36.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Woodlawn
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Woodlawn?
Woodlawn scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Woodlawn compare to Birmingham overall?
Woodlawn scores 0.2 points higher than Birmingham overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,066 vs $1,107.
Q3
What is the average rent in Woodlawn?
Average gross rent in Woodlawn is $1,066/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Woodlawn residents are renters?
43% of Woodlawn households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Birmingham). The neighborhood has 11,388 residents.
Q5
Is Woodlawn a high social-vulnerability area?
Woodlawn sits in the 46th 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
Which tracts in Woodlawn have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Woodlawn is census tract 01073000500 (score 5.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Woodlawn for landlords?
Woodlawn carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Woodlawn?
Woodlawn has 11,475 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (43.8%), Hispanic / Latino (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
