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Bridlewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mobile

Tract 01097002900 · Mobile County, AL · pop 4,880 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 01097002900 runs through Bridlewood in Mobile. With 4,880 residents, it scores 4.9/10 for landlords. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $950 a month against an average household income of $41,499 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 31% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,875
Renter share68.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate18.3%
Median income$41,499

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Bridlewood
Moderate
Within parent city
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#31 of 78 tracts In Mobile
Elevated
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 135 tracts In Mobile County
Elevated
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#470 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mobile and the region

Centroid at 30.6666, -88.1168 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bridlewood scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mobile
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
18.3% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$950 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mobile
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mobile
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mobile
3.0

How Bridlewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bridlewood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 002900Mobile: 2.82.8Mobileparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg 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)

  • 629Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 9.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.9%Peak (2007)
  • 75Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010970029002001: 63 filings (10.18/100 renter HHs)2002: 82 filings (13.25/100 renter HHs)2006: 44 filings (7.46/100 renter HHs)2007: 88 filings (14.92/100 renter HHs)2008: 52 filings (8.81/100 renter HHs)2009: 55 filings (9.32/100 renter HHs)2013: 60 filings (7.73/100 renter HHs)2014: 54 filings (6.96/100 renter HHs)2015: 56 filings (7.22/100 renter HHs)2016: 75 filings (8.60/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 19% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bridlewood. 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 Bridlewood

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.6/10. 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 Mobile eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Mobile County average of 4.9 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 629 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 9.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.9% of renter households in 2007.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.4% 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 01097002900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097002900?

Census tract 01097002900 in the Bridlewood neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 01097002900?

Median gross rent is $950/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01097002900?

18.3% of residents in tract 01097002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,880.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01097002900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 58th, minority 83th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 01097002900 considered part of Bridlewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01097002900 fall within Bridlewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01097002900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 629 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01097002900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.45% of renter households, peaking at 14.9% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01097002900 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.1% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01097002900 compare to Mobile overall?

Tract 01097002900 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Mobile at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mobile eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mobile

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

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