1 census tracts · pop 3,859 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.7–4.7
Gulf Dale is a one-tract neighborhood of Mobile, AL and houses 3,859 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $652, 39% below the Mobile average of $1,068.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
13% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Court records for this tract carry 183 eviction filings. Food insecurity affects 28.1% of adults, 10.3 points above the national rate.
14.5% 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. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 35% of renter households.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 5.7% of renter households. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 2.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Gulf Dale vs MobileHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gulf Dale
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
183Total filings (sum)
4.32%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak year (2006)
2.63%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gulf Dale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.0%Housing insecurity
14.5%Utility shutoff threat
28.1%Food insecurity
23.0%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
38.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gulf Dale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gulf Dale?
Gulf Dale scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 Gulf Dale compare to Mobile overall?
Gulf Dale scores 1.1 points higher than Mobile overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $652 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gulf Dale?
Average gross rent in Gulf Dale is $652/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gulf Dale residents are renters?
31% of Gulf Dale households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 3,859 residents.
Q5
Is Gulf Dale a high social-vulnerability area?
Gulf Dale sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Gulf Dale for landlords?
Gulf Dale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Gulf Dale?
Gulf Dale has 3,776 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (49%), White (non-Hispanic) (34.2%), Hispanic / Latino (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
