Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Leeds Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01073011002 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 1,883
Tract 01073011002 covers Leeds in Jefferson County in Alabama. Home to 1,883 residents, it scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $995 a month against an average household income of $44,808 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units706
Renter share47.0%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$44,808
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Leeds and the region
Centroid at 33.5567, -86.5617 · click any tract to drill in
Why Leeds scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Leeds
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$995 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Leeds
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Leeds
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Leeds
4.2
How Leeds compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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)
- 172Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2001)
- 24Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 140% 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.
- 22.6%Housing insecurity
- 16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.4%Food insecurity
- 27.7%SNAP enrollment
- 15.8%Transit barriers
- 15.1%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 45.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Leeds
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Leeds, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 172 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2001.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073011002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073011002?
Census tract 01073011002 in Leeds scores 4.4/10 (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 01073011002?
Median gross rent is $995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073011002?
24.8% of residents in tract 01073011002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,883.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073011002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 63th, minority 72th, housing 30th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073011002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 172 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073011002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.61% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01073011002 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.6% 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. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01073011002 compare to Leeds overall?
Tract 01073011002 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Leeds at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Leeds; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Leeds
Top eight tracts in Leeds ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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