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Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Hartselle Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01103005202 · Morgan County, AL · pop 4,591 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Hartselle

Census tract 01103005202 sits in Hartselle eviction risk in Morgan County, Alabama eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.

80% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 64% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,146 a month against an average household income of $52,582 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 4% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,740
Renter share17.7%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate21.1%
Median income$52,582

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Hartselle
Very High
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 31 tracts In Morgan County
High
Within state
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#708 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Moderate
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,643 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hartselle and the region

Centroid at 34.4688, -87.0391 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hartselle scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hartselle
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
21.1% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,146 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hartselle
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hartselle
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hartselle
5.8

How Hartselle compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hartselle risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 005202Hartselle: 2.32.3Hartselleparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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

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 Hartselle

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 Hartselle 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 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 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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 01103005202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01103005202?

Census tract 01103005202 in Hartselle scores 4.2/10 (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 01103005202?

Median gross rent is $1,146/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01103005202?

21.1% of residents in tract 01103005202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,591.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01103005202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 32th, minority 1th, housing 57th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 01103005202 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.5% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 01103005202 compare to Hartselle overall?

Tract 01103005202 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Hartselle at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hartselle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hartselle

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

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