Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Decatur Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01103000100 · Morgan County, AL · pop 4,574 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Decatur
Eviction risk in Decatur eviction risk in Morgan County centers on tract 01103000100, which scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,574 residents. That is riskier than about 33% of US census tracts.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $877 monthly, set against $43,060 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,556
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate26.8%
Median income$43,060
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Decatur and the region
Centroid at 34.5976, -86.9613 · click any tract to drill in
Why Decatur scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Decatur
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
26.8% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$877 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Decatur
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Decatur
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Decatur
2.5
How Decatur compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
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)
- 566Total filings over 12 yrs
- 6.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.8%Peak (2015)
- 60Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 88% over the past 12 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.
- 21.1%Housing insecurity
- 14.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.1%Food insecurity
- 25.6%SNAP enrollment
- 15.1%Transit barriers
- 17.8%No health insurance
- 19.3%Frequent mental distress
- 46.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Decatur
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.7/10. 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 Decatur eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Morgan County average of 4.1 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 21.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 566 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 6.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.8% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01103000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01103000100?
Census tract 01103000100 in Decatur scores 5.1/10 (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 01103000100?
Median gross rent is $877/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01103000100?
26.8% of residents in tract 01103000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,574.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01103000100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 94th, minority 73th, housing 85th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01103000100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 566 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 01103000100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.28% of renter households, peaking at 9.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01103000100 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.1% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01103000100 compare to Decatur overall?
Tract 01103000100 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Decatur at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Decatur eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Decatur
Top eight tracts in Decatur ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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