3 census tracts · pop 12,077 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–4.5
Winthrop Square takes in 3 census tracts of Mobile, AL, population 12,077. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 54% against 33.0% citywide, putting Winthrop Square 20.6% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.5, a 1.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Court records carry 1,319 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 12.0% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 8.7% in 2016 against a 12.0% peak. That places it #19 of 26 neighborhoods in Mobile.
For a like-for-like read, Suburban Heights and South Crichton score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,119, close to the Mobile average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $48,708.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Winthrop Square vs MobileHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Winthrop Square
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,319Total filings (sum)
6.43%Avg annual filing rate
12.0%Peak year (2013)
8.39%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Winthrop Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.0%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility shutoff threat
18.6%Food insecurity
13.0%SNAP enrollment
9.4%No health insurance
33.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Winthrop Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Winthrop Square?
Winthrop Square scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Winthrop Square compare to Mobile overall?
Winthrop Square scores 0.2 points higher than Mobile overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,119 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Winthrop Square?
Average gross rent in Winthrop Square is $1,119/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Winthrop Square residents are renters?
61% of Winthrop Square households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 12,077 residents.
Q5
Is Winthrop Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Winthrop Square sits in the 60th 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
Which tracts in Winthrop Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Winthrop Square is census tract 01097003703 (score 4.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.5, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Winthrop Square for landlords?
Winthrop Square carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Winthrop Square?
Winthrop Square has 12,277 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (38.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
