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Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Florence Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 01077010100 · Lauderdale County, AL · pop 2,073 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Florence

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 01077010100 (Florence, Alabama) comes in at 4.1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $716 monthly, set against $27,929 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 42% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units393
Renter share65.9%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate33.7%
Median income$27,929

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 15 tracts In Florence
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 26 tracts In Lauderdale County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#66 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,930 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Florence and the region

Centroid at 34.7958, -87.6600 · click any tract to drill in

Why Florence scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Florence
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
33.7% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$716 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Florence
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Florence
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Florence
2.5

How Florence compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Florence risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 010100Florence: 2.42.4Florenceparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

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)

  • 64Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.9%Peak (2015)
  • 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010770101002001: 5 filings (1.66/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (2.66/100 renter HHs)2008: 4 filings (1.90/100 renter HHs)2009: 8 filings (3.79/100 renter HHs)2010: 7 filings (1.99/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (0.87/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (1.74/100 renter HHs)2014: 9 filings (2.61/100 renter HHs)2015: 10 filings (2.90/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (1.47/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 10 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Florence

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.4/10. 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 Florence eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lauderdale County average of 3.7 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 64 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 71st 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01077010100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01077010100?

Census tract 01077010100 in Florence scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 01077010100?

Median gross rent is $716/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01077010100?

33.7% of residents in tract 01077010100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,073.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01077010100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 2th, minority 49th, housing 91th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01077010100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 64 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01077010100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.16% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01077010100 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01077010100 compare to Florence overall?

Tract 01077010100 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Florence at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Florence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Florence

Top eight tracts in Florence ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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