2 census tracts · pop 6,790 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.1–5
Farnell takes in 2 census tracts of Mobile, AL, population 6,790. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Mobile rate of 33.0%.
Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 24.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $41,755 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.6/10.
Disability prevalence reaches 45.8% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Court records carry 431 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Average gross rent is $1,201, 12% above the Mobile average of $1,068. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 12.0% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Mobile, it ranks #11 by risk, the middle third.
With little internal variation, 4.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Farnell vs MobileHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Farnell
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
431Total filings (sum)
6.73%Avg annual filing rate
12.0%Peak year (2016)
5.36%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Farnell
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.2%Housing insecurity
25.4%Utility shutoff threat
45.9%Food insecurity
43.0%SNAP enrollment
15.5%No health insurance
46.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Farnell
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Farnell?
Farnell scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Farnell compare to Mobile overall?
Farnell scores 1.0 points higher than Mobile overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,201 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Farnell?
Average gross rent in Farnell is $1,201/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Farnell residents are renters?
49% of Farnell households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 6,790 residents.
Q5
Is Farnell a high social-vulnerability area?
Farnell sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Farnell have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Farnell is census tract 01097002100 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Farnell for landlords?
Farnell carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Farnell?
Farnell has 7,076 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (84.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (11.9%), Other / Multiracial (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
