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

Semmes Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01097006305 · Mobile County, AL · pop 4,182 · 22% of tract blocks fall in Semmes

Semmes in Mobile County is where census tract 01097006305 sits, home to 4,182 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #37,876 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,094 a month while the average household earns $48,260 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 8% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,257

Renter share20.0%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate17.8%

Median income$48,260

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Semmes and the region

Centroid at 30.8125, -88.2845 · click any tract to drill in

Why Semmes scores 4.4

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

17.8% poverty · this tract

4.5

Supply constraint

$1,094 rent vs county FMR

5.0

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: 77

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

84%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
65%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.

18.7%Housing insecurity
13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
30.7%Food insecurity
26.7%SNAP enrollment
15.0%Transit barriers
14.4%No health insurance
21.6%Frequent mental distress
45.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Semmes

What moves this score most is 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 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 18.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 77th 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 01097006305

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097006305?

Census tract 01097006305 in Semmes 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.

What is the average rent in tract 01097006305?

Median gross rent is $1,094/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01097006305?

17.8% of residents in tract 01097006305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,182.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01097006305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 64th, minority 49th, housing 65th.

What share of households in tract 01097006305 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.7% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01097006305 compare to Semmes overall?

Tract 01097006305 scores 4.4/10, 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.