1 census tracts · pop 3,052 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Polo Trace maps to a single census tract in Hoover, AL, population 3,052. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Hoover rate of 29.1%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
At $1,072 a month, rents sit 26% under what the rest of Hoover commands. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Court records for this tract carry 98 eviction filings. 3.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 1.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.2% in 2016 against a 1.4% peak. Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Hoover, it ranks #4 by risk, the upper third.
Only 19% 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.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Polo Trace vs HooverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Polo Trace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
98Total filings (sum)
1.46%Avg annual filing rate
1.4%Peak year (2003)
3.21%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Polo Trace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
29.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Polo Trace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Polo Trace?
Polo Trace 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 Polo Trace compare to Hoover overall?
Polo Trace scores 0.2 points lower than Hoover overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,072 vs $1,457.
Q3
What is the average rent in Polo Trace?
Average gross rent in Polo Trace is $1,072/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Polo Trace residents are renters?
19% of Polo Trace households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Hoover). The neighborhood has 3,052 residents.
Q5
Is Polo Trace a high social-vulnerability area?
Polo Trace sits in the 15th 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 Polo Trace for landlords?
Polo Trace 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 Polo Trace?
Polo Trace has 2,918 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
