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Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Prichard Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01097006103 · Mobile County, AL · pop 5,030 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Prichard

How risky is Prichard for landlords? Census tract 01097006103 scores 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #17,534 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,349 monthly, set against $47,855 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 10% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,685
Renter share37.3%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$47,855

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 9 tracts In Prichard
Very Low
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#65 of 135 tracts In Mobile County
Moderate
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#639 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Elevated
National
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#34,332 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Prichard and the region

Centroid at 30.7718, -88.1493 · click any tract to drill in

Why Prichard scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Prichard
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,349 rent vs county FMR
7.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Prichard
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Prichard
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Prichard
8.9

How Prichard compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Prichard risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 006103Prichard: 2.92.9Prichardparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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)

  • 139Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 3.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2006)
  • 8Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010970061032001: 20 filings (7.04/100 renter HHs)2002: 22 filings (7.75/100 renter HHs)2006: 25 filings (4.64/100 renter HHs)2007: 9 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2008: 17 filings (3.15/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (1.30/100 renter HHs)2013: 9 filings (1.90/100 renter HHs)2014: 11 filings (2.33/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (2.33/100 renter HHs)2016: 8 filings (1.88/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 60% 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 Prichard

What moves this score most is housing court bias at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Prichard 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 139 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2006.

In CDC survey modeling, about 28.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 01097006103

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097006103?

Census tract 01097006103 in Prichard scores 4.4/10 (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 01097006103?

Median gross rent is $1,349/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01097006103?

14.8% of residents in tract 01097006103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,030.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01097006103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 64th, minority 91th, housing 28th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01097006103?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 139 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01097006103 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.40% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01097006103 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.6% 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. 22.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01097006103 compare to Prichard overall?

Tract 01097006103 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Prichard at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Prichard eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Prichard

Top eight tracts in Prichard ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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