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

Phenix City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01113030903 · Russell County, AL · pop 3,911 · 25% of tract blocks fall in Phenix City

The Lower-tier score of 3.7/10 for census tract 01113030903 reflects conditions in Phenix City, Alabama. That is riskier than roughly 8% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

20% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $696 a month while the average household earns $55,956 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 12% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,255

Renter share14.4%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate14.4%

Median income$55,956

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Phenix City and the region

Centroid at 32.3478, -85.0400 · click any tract to drill in

Why Phenix City scores 4.2

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

14.4% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$696 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

71%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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.

20.2%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
25.7%Food insecurity
19.1%SNAP enrollment
12.8%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
36.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Phenix City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.6/10. 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 below the Russell County average of 4.9 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 69th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 01113030903

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01113030903?

Census tract 01113030903 in Phenix City 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.

What is the average rent in tract 01113030903?

Median gross rent is $696/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01113030903?

14.4% of residents in tract 01113030903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,911.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01113030903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 83th, minority 84th, housing 30th.

What share of households in tract 01113030903 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.2% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01113030903 compare to Phenix City overall?

Tract 01113030903 scores 4.2/10, 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.