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Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Decatur Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01103005108 · Morgan County, AL · pop 3,975

Eviction risk in Decatur eviction risk centers on tract 01103005108, which scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,975 residents. On the national scale it ranks #70,125 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,111 a month while the average household earns $99,315 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 12% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,799
Renter share22.4%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$99,315

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 17 tracts In Decatur
Very Low
Within county
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#30 of 31 tracts In Morgan County
Very Low
Within state
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#1,281 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very Low
National
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Decatur and the region

Centroid at 34.5541, -87.0102 · click any tract to drill in

Why Decatur scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,111 rent vs county FMR
7.0
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.
Decatur risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 005108Decatur: 2.52.5Decaturparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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)

  • 453Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 7.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.8%Peak (2008)
  • 29Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011030051082001: 15 filings (2.43/100 renter HHs)2002: 28 filings (4.53/100 renter HHs)2006: 42 filings (5.75/100 renter HHs)2007: 63 filings (8.63/100 renter HHs)2008: 64 filings (8.77/100 renter HHs)2010: 36 filings (6.82/100 renter HHs)2011: 28 filings (7.27/100 renter HHs)2012: 45 filings (11.69/100 renter HHs)2013: 30 filings (7.79/100 renter HHs)2014: 42 filings (10.91/100 renter HHs)2015: 31 filings (8.05/100 renter HHs)2016: 29 filings (5.68/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 93% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Decatur

What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 about the same as 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01103005108

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01103005108?

Census tract 01103005108 in Decatur scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 01103005108?

Median gross rent is $1,111/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01103005108?

5.3% of residents in tract 01103005108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,975.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01103005108?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 54th, minority 38th, housing 45th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01103005108?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 453 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 01103005108 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.36% of renter households, peaking at 8.8% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01103005108 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01103005108 compare to Decatur overall?

Tract 01103005108 scores 2.4/10, right in line with 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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