Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Smiths Station Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01081042006 · Lee County, AL · pop 1,949 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Smiths Station
Smiths Station in Lee County is where census tract 01081042006 sits, home to 1,949 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.1/10. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $970 a month while the average household earns $58,295 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units670
Renter share26.9%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate21.3%
Median income$58,295
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smiths Station and the region
Centroid at 32.5266, -85.1024 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smiths Station scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smiths Station
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
21.3% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$970 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smiths Station
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smiths Station
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smiths Station
6.2
How Smiths Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.1%Food insecurity
- 15.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 39.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smiths Station
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 6.2/10. 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 Smiths Station, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lee County average of 4.4 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 80th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% 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 01081042006
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081042006?
Census tract 01081042006 in Smiths Station scores 4.5/10 (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 01081042006?
Median gross rent is $970/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01081042006?
21.3% of residents in tract 01081042006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,949.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01081042006?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 96th, minority 38th, housing 73th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01081042006 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01081042006 compare to Smiths Station overall?
Tract 01081042006 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Smiths Station at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smiths Station; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smiths Station
Top eight tracts in Smiths Station ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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