Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Athens Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01083020804 · Limestone County, AL · pop 5,593 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Athens

Eviction risk in Athens eviction risk centers on tract 01083020804, which scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,593 residents. That is riskier than roughly 19% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $792 monthly, set against $95,795 in average yearly household income, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 5% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units2,254

Renter share9.0%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate12.0%

Median income$95,795

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 34.7844, -86.8756 · click any tract to drill in

Why Athens scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Athens

3.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.9

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

12.0% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$792 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Athens

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Athens

7.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Athens

5.3

How Athens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

17%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
12%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.

11.3%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
8.3%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
34.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Athens

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Athens eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Limestone County average of 3.9 and in line with 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 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% 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 01083020804

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01083020804?

Census tract 01083020804 in Athens scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01083020804?

Median gross rent is $792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01083020804?

12.0% of residents in tract 01083020804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,593.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01083020804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 32th, minority 28th, housing 12th.

What share of households in tract 01083020804 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01083020804 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 01083020804 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Athens at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Athens eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Athens

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