Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Huntsville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01089001302 · Madison County, AL · pop 2,586

With a score of 4.8/10, tract 01089001302 in Huntsville, AL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Madison County average of 39.4%.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 24% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units1,111

Renter share62.7%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate13.8%

Median income$41,138

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntsville and the region

Centroid at 34.7419, -86.6199 · click any tract to drill in

Why Huntsville scores 4.8

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

13.8% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,026 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

46%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
57%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)

253Total filings over 13 yrs
3.30%Avg annual filing rate
5.6%Peak (2013)
25Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 to 2016

Filings climbed 178% 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.

20.4%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility-shutoff threat
26.3%Food insecurity
21.4%SNAP enrollment
14.2%Transit barriers
10.6%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
37.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Huntsville

Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Against the Madison County average of 3.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.5/10.

Food insecurity runs 26.3% against 17.8% nationally. Court records carry 253 eviction filings across 13 observed years. At $1,026 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Huntsville commands.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2013 at 5.6% of renter households.

In a typical year about 3.3% of renter households face a filing.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 01089001302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089001302?

Census tract 01089001302 in Huntsville scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01089001302?

Median gross rent is $1,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01089001302?

13.8% of residents in tract 01089001302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,586.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01089001302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 23th, minority 87th, housing 57th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01089001302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 253 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 01089001302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.30% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 01089001302 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01089001302 compare to Huntsville overall?

Tract 01089001302 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Huntsville at 3.4/10. 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.

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org