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Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Huntsville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01089000302 · Madison County, AL · pop 4,360

Huntsville anchors census tract 01089000302, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.

80% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,136 a month against an average household income of $34,112 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 6% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,569
Renter share32.1%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate36.1%
Median income$34,112

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 70 tracts In Huntsville
Very High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 95 tracts In Madison County
Very High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#122 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
National
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#14,316 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntsville and the region

Centroid at 34.7823, -86.6077 · click any tract to drill in

Why Huntsville scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Huntsville
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
36.1% poverty · this tract
9.0
Supply constraint
$1,136 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Huntsville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Huntsville
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Huntsville
2.5

How Huntsville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Huntsville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 000302Huntsville: 2.32.3Huntsvilleparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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)

  • 521Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 8.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.7%Peak (2016)
  • 54Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010890003022001: 34 filings (8.48/100 renter HHs)2002: 26 filings (6.48/100 renter HHs)2005: 32 filings (4.86/100 renter HHs)2007: 33 filings (5.01/100 renter HHs)2008: 38 filings (5.77/100 renter HHs)2009: 44 filings (6.68/100 renter HHs)2010: 51 filings (10.32/100 renter HHs)2011: 44 filings (10.65/100 renter HHs)2012: 37 filings (8.96/100 renter HHs)2013: 51 filings (12.35/100 renter HHs)2014: 37 filings (8.96/100 renter HHs)2015: 40 filings (9.69/100 renter HHs)2016: 54 filings (9.73/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 59% over the past 13 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 Huntsville

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 Huntsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Madison County average of 4.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 31.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 25.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 92nd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01089000302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089000302?

Census tract 01089000302 in Huntsville scores 5.8/10 (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 01089000302?

Median gross rent is $1,136/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01089000302?

36.1% of residents in tract 01089000302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,360.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01089000302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 98th, minority 93th, housing 44th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01089000302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 521 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 01089000302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.30% of renter households, peaking at 9.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01089000302 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.6% 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. 25.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01089000302 compare to Huntsville overall?

Tract 01089000302 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Huntsville at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Huntsville

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

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