Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Semmes Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01097003409 · Mobile County, AL · pop 2,781 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Semmes

Semmes in Mobile County anchors census tract 01097003409, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #61,503 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,168 a month while the average household earns $83,056 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units1,080

Renter share10.9%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate9.7%

Median income$83,056

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Semmes and the region

Centroid at 30.7630, -88.2068 · click any tract to drill in

Why Semmes scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Semmes

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

9.7% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,168 rent vs county FMR

5.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Semmes

3.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Semmes

5.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Semmes

5.3

How Semmes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

18%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
11%Housing & transportation

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.

13.4%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
16.7%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
8.2%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
32.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Semmes

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.8/10. 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 Semmes, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Mobile County average of 4.9 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01097003409

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097003409?

Census tract 01097003409 in Semmes scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01097003409?

Median gross rent is $1,168/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01097003409?

9.7% of residents in tract 01097003409 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,781.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01097003409?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 24th, minority 66th, housing 11th.

What share of households in tract 01097003409 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.4% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01097003409 compare to Semmes overall?

Tract 01097003409 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Semmes at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Semmes; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Semmes

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