1 census tracts · pop 4,809 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Kenwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Hoover, AL, population 4,809. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 10/10.
The voucher gap is 59.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. At $2,016 a month, rents sit 38% over what the rest of Hoover commands.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10.
22% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 22% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, below the Hoover rate of 29.1%.
The filing record is not thin: 36 evictions logged in this tract. Food insecurity affects 6.4% of adults, 11.4 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 2.4% of renter households. 4.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.5% in 2015 against a 2.4% peak.
That places it #4 of 16 neighborhoods in Hoover. Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Chace Lake and Polo Trace. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kenwood vs HooverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kenwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
36Total filings (sum)
1.40%Avg annual filing rate
2.4%Peak year (2001)
1.51%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kenwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.6%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
6.4%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
24.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kenwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kenwood?
Kenwood scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Kenwood compare to Hoover overall?
Kenwood scores 0.2 points lower than Hoover overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 22% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,016 vs $1,457.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kenwood?
Average gross rent in Kenwood is $2,016/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kenwood residents are renters?
16% of Kenwood households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Hoover). The neighborhood has 4,809 residents.
Q5
Is Kenwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Kenwood sits in the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Kenwood for landlords?
Kenwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Hoover as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kenwood?
Kenwood has 4,767 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.7%), Hispanic / Latino (5.1%), Other / Multiracial (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
