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Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Phenix City

Tract 01113030403 · Russell County, AL · pop 3,701 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

For landlords sizing up the Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District area of Phenix City, census tract 01113030403 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. It lands near the 44th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,078 a month while the average household earns $49,412 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 37% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,528

Renter share63.1%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate33.6%

Median income$49,412

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Phenix City and the region

Centroid at 32.4950, -85.0253 · click any tract to drill in

Why Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District scores 5.4

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

33.6% poverty · this tract

8.4

Supply constraint

$1,078 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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 Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

77%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
20%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District. 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.

17.8%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
24.1%Food insecurity
19.1%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
10.4%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
39.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.4/10. 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 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 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 17.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 68th 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 01113030403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01113030403?

Census tract 01113030403 in the Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 01113030403?

Median gross rent is $1,078/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01113030403?

33.6% of residents in tract 01113030403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,701.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01113030403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 91th, minority 63th, housing 20th.

Is tract 01113030403 considered part of Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01113030403 fall within Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01113030403 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.8% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01113030403 compare to Phenix City overall?

Tract 01113030403 scores 5.4/10, 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.