Skip to content
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

Pelham Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01117030345 · Shelby County, AL · pop 3,052 · 53% of tract blocks fall in Pelham

Census tract 01117030345 runs through Pelham in Shelby County. With 3,052 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 40% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,799 a month while the average household earns $96,129 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 11% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,320
Renter share33.4%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$96,129

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Pelham
Low
Within county
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 55 tracts In Shelby County
Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#1,373 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very Low
National
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#76,223 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pelham and the region

Centroid at 33.2917, -86.7689 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pelham scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pelham
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,799 rent vs county FMR
9.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pelham
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pelham
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pelham
5.5

How Pelham compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pelham risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 030345Pelham: 2.02.0Pelhamparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 33Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.73%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.9%Peak (2016)
  • 12Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011170303452001: 1 filings (0.63/100 renter HHs)2002: 3 filings (1.89/100 renter HHs)2006: 8 filings (2.85/100 renter HHs)2012: 4 filings (3.03/100 renter HHs)2013: 4 filings (3.03/100 renter HHs)2014: 1 filings (0.76/100 renter HHs)2016: 12 filings (6.90/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 1,100% over the past 7 months.
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 Pelham

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 9.2/10. 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 Pelham eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Shelby County average of 4.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 33 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.9% of renter households in 2016.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01117030345

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01117030345?

Census tract 01117030345 in Pelham scores 1.8/10 (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 01117030345?

Median gross rent is $1,799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01117030345?

2.9% of residents in tract 01117030345 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,052.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01117030345?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 71th, minority 38th, housing 34th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01117030345?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 01117030345 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.73% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01117030345 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01117030345 compare to Pelham overall?

Tract 01117030345 scores 1.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Pelham at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pelham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pelham

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

Related