Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Huntsville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01089001404 ·
Madison County, AL · pop 3,776
Tract 01089001404 sits in Huntsville eviction risk, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. Population here is 3,776. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%Stable renters 33%Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,887
Renter share65.3%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$50,332
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
78th percentile
#16 of 70 tracts In Huntsville
High
Within county
93th percentile
#8 of 95 tracts In Madison County
Very High
Within state
79th percentile
#308 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
National
58th percentile
#35,669 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Huntsville and the region
Centroid at 34.7251, -86.6586 · 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
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$971 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.9%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
16.2%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
17.8%Frequent mental distress
32.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Huntsville
25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Cost burden runs about half here against 39.4% across Madison County. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
This is renter territory: 65% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. It sits 1.1 points above the Madison County average of 3.7. Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.5/10.
Average gross rent is $971, 17% below the Huntsville average. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 01089001404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089001404?
Census tract 01089001404 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01089001404?
Median gross rent is $971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01089001404?
17.6% of residents in tract 01089001404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,776.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01089001404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 28th, minority 63th, housing 10th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01089001404 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01089001404 compare to Huntsville overall?
Tract 01089001404 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.