1 census tracts · pop 2,898 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Sherwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Mobile, AL and houses 2,898 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, Moderate tier. 61% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Mobile rate of 33.0%.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.5/10. The poverty rate is 38%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Food insecurity affects 31.2% of adults, 13.4 points above the national rate.
SNAP participation is 27.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 319 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 9.2% of renter households.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 3.9% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #2 of 26 neighborhoods in Mobile.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sherwood 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 & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sherwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
319Total filings (sum)
5.40%Avg annual filing rate
9.2%Peak year (2009)
3.87%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sherwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.1%Housing insecurity
16.2%Utility shutoff threat
31.2%Food insecurity
27.1%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
41.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sherwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sherwood?
Sherwood scores 5/10 (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 Sherwood compare to Mobile overall?
Sherwood scores 1.4 points higher than Mobile overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,023 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sherwood?
Average gross rent in Sherwood is $1,023/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sherwood residents are renters?
54% of Sherwood households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 2,898 residents.
Q5
Is Sherwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Sherwood sits in the 72nd 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 Sherwood for landlords?
Sherwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Sherwood?
Sherwood has 3,013 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36.5%), Other / Multiracial (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
