Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Center Point Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01073011805 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 4,144 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Center Point

For landlords sizing up Center Point, census tract 01073011805 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,156 a month against an average household income of $39,063 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 18% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units1,669

Renter share39.8%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate22.4%

Median income$39,063

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Center Point and the region

Centroid at 33.6385, -86.6650 · click any tract to drill in

Why Center Point scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

22.4% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$1,156 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

66%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
81%Housing & transportation

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.

22.7%Housing insecurity
17.1%Utility-shutoff threat
31.1%Food insecurity
26.1%SNAP enrollment
15.2%Transit barriers
11.8%No health insurance
19.4%Frequent mental distress
42.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Center Point

The heaviest input here 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 01073011805

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073011805?

Census tract 01073011805 in Center Point scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01073011805?

Median gross rent is $1,156/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073011805?

22.4% of residents in tract 01073011805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,144.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073011805?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 96th, minority 75th, housing 81th.

What share of households in tract 01073011805 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.7% 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. 17.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01073011805 compare to Center Point overall?

Tract 01073011805 scores 5.3/10, 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.