Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Center Point Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01073011804 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,338 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Center Point
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 01073011804 (Center Point in Jefferson County, Alabama) comes in at 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 66% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,107 a month against an average household income of $52,500 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,202
Renter share57.2%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$52,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Center Point and the region
Centroid at 33.6454, -86.6958 · click any tract to drill in
Why Center Point scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Center Point
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,107 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Center Point
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Center Point
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Center Point
7.9
How Center Point compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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)
- 505Total filings over 11 yrs
- 8.07%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.6%Peak (2013)
- 69Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 263% 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.
- 25.6%Housing insecurity
- 19.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.4%Food insecurity
- 28.8%SNAP enrollment
- 16.7%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 19.5%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Center Point
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Center Point 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 505 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 8.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.6% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073011804
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073011804?
Census tract 01073011804 in Center Point scores 4.6/10 (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 01073011804?
Median gross rent is $1,107/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073011804?
16.7% of residents in tract 01073011804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,338.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073011804?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 46th, minority 91th, housing 29th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073011804?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 505 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073011804 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.07% of renter households, peaking at 12.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01073011804 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.6% 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. 19.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01073011804 compare to Center Point overall?
Tract 01073011804 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Center Point at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Center Point eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Center Point
Top eight tracts in Center Point ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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