Tract 01125012102 ·
Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 2,425 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 01125012102 sits in the Bellview Heights area of Tuscaloosa eviction risk, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. It is home to 2,425 residents. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%Stable renters 16%Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units904
Renter share63.3%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate42.4%
Median income$40,643
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Bellview Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
77th percentile
#10 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
High
Within county
69th percentile
#19 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
Elevated
Within state
89th percentile
#164 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region
Centroid at 33.2000, -87.5093 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bellview Heights scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
42.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,231 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
2.5
How Bellview Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
57%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
18%Housing & transportation
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.
17.6%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
27.7%Food insecurity
20.5%SNAP enrollment
15.4%Transit barriers
11.9%No health insurance
23.0%Frequent mental distress
39.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bellview Heights
about three-quarters of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Tuscaloosa County average of 43.3%. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 42%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Set annual rent against average income of $40,643 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Against the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Food insecurity runs 27.7% against 17.8% nationally.
At $1,231 a month, rents run 17% over what the rest of Tuscaloosa commands. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 01125012102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012102?
Census tract 01125012102 in the Bellview Heights neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01125012102?
Median gross rent is $1,231/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012102?
42.4% of residents in tract 01125012102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,425.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 13th, minority 43th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 01125012102 considered part of Bellview Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012102 fall within Bellview Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 01125012102 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.6% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01125012102 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?
Tract 01125012102 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Tuscaloosa at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tuscaloosa eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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