1 census tracts · pop 3,587 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Carlen maps to a single census tract in Mobile, AL, population 3,587. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 32% of renter households. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 137 evictions logged in this tract.
Food insecurity affects 6.6% of adults, 11.2 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 3.3% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.2% in 2016 against a 3.3% peak. Average gross rent is $1,135, 6% above the Mobile average of $1,068.
That places it #24 of 26 neighborhoods in Mobile. At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Navco and Park Place score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $115,663, annual rent is only 12%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Carlen vs MobileHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority16%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport1%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Carlen
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
137Total filings (sum)
2.53%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2006)
3.21%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carlen
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.0%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
6.6%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
20.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Carlen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Carlen?
Carlen scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Carlen compare to Mobile overall?
Carlen scores 0.6 points lower than Mobile overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,135 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Carlen?
Average gross rent in Carlen is $1,135/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Carlen residents are renters?
26% of Carlen households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 3,587 residents.
Q5
Is Carlen a high social-vulnerability area?
Carlen sits in the 0th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Carlen for landlords?
Carlen carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mobile as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Carlen?
Carlen has 3,614 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
