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Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Phenix City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01113030602 · Russell County, AL · pop 4,801 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Phenix City

Census tract 01113030602 sits in Phenix City eviction risk, Alabama eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It lands near the 33rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $856 monthly, set against $51,218 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 21% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,272
Renter share44.9%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate17.8%
Median income$51,218

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 14 tracts In Phenix City
Moderate
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 18 tracts In Russell County
Moderate
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#598 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Elevated
National
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#32,735 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Phenix City and the region

Centroid at 32.4555, -85.0340 · click any tract to drill in

Why Phenix City scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Phenix City
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
17.8% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$856 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Phenix City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Phenix City
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Phenix City
2.2

How Phenix City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Phenix City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 030602Phenix City: 2.22.2Phenix Cityparent cityCounty: 4.74.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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 Phenix City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.5/10. 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 Phenix City 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 Russell County average of 4.9 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 42nd 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 01113030602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01113030602?

Census tract 01113030602 in Phenix City scores 4.5/10 (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 01113030602?

Median gross rent is $856/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01113030602?

17.8% of residents in tract 01113030602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,801.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01113030602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 22th, minority 76th, housing 14th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 01113030602 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.4% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 01113030602 compare to Phenix City overall?

Tract 01113030602 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Phenix City at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Phenix City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Phenix City

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

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