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Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Mobile Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01097003406 · Mobile County, AL · pop 2,893

Census tract 01097003406 covers Mobile in Mobile County, home to 2,893 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #31,338 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,005 monthly, set against $29,128 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 15% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,112
Renter share42.4%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate44.9%
Median income$29,128

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 78 tracts In Mobile
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 135 tracts In Mobile County
Very High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#96 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
National
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#13,119 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mobile and the region

Centroid at 30.7140, -88.1460 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mobile scores 5.9

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
44.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,005 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Mobile compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mobile risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 003406Mobile: 2.82.8Mobileparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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)

  • 91Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.4%Peak (2014)
  • 10Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010970034062001: 7 filings (2.79/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (3.19/100 renter HHs)2006: 8 filings (2.68/100 renter HHs)2007: 9 filings (3.01/100 renter HHs)2008: 3 filings (1.00/100 renter HHs)2009: 13 filings (4.35/100 renter HHs)2013: 7 filings (1.88/100 renter HHs)2014: 20 filings (5.36/100 renter HHs)2015: 6 filings (1.61/100 renter HHs)2016: 10 filings (2.41/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 43% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Mobile

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 above 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01097003406

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097003406?

Census tract 01097003406 in Mobile scores 5.9/10 (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 01097003406?

Median gross rent is $1,005/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01097003406?

44.9% of residents in tract 01097003406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,893.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01097003406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 86th, minority 84th, housing 70th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01097003406?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 91 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01097003406 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.83% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01097003406 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.1% 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. 20.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01097003406 compare to Mobile overall?

Tract 01097003406 scores 5.9/10, 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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