Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Hartselle Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01103005305 · Morgan County, AL · pop 5,750 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Hartselle
Here is how census tract 01103005305, in Hartselle eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,750. On the national scale it ranks #63,881 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $628 monthly, set against $58,917 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,097
Renter share25.3%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate17.3%
Median income$58,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hartselle and the region
Centroid at 34.4825, -86.8920 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hartselle scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
17.3% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$628 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.5%Food insecurity
- 10.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hartselle
The score leans hardest on housing court bias 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 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 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 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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 01103005305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01103005305?
Census tract 01103005305 in Hartselle scores 3.8/10 (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 01103005305?
Median gross rent is $628/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01103005305?
17.3% of residents in tract 01103005305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,750.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01103005305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 44th, minority 26th, housing 33th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01103005305 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01103005305 compare to Hartselle overall?
Tract 01103005305 scores 3.8/10, 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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