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Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Tuscaloosa Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01125010405 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 5,030 · 68% of tract blocks fall in Tuscaloosa

Here is how census tract 01125010405, in Tuscaloosa eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,030. On the national scale it ranks #56,197 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,594 monthly, set against $129,354 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 19% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,039
Renter share35.2%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$129,354

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
Very Low
Within county
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#50 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
Very Low
Within state
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#1,198 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very Low
National
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#63,481 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.2690, -87.5204 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tuscaloosa scores 2.7

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
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,594 rent vs county FMR
9.0
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 Tuscaloosa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tuscaloosa risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 010405Tuscaloosa: 2.82.8Tuscaloosaparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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)

  • 77Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 4.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.1%Peak (2013)
  • 23Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011250104052001: 1 filings (0.95/100 renter HHs)2002: 3 filings (2.85/100 renter HHs)2003: 6 filings (5.71/100 renter HHs)2013: 27 filings (8.06/100 renter HHs)2014: 17 filings (5.07/100 renter HHs)2016: 23 filings (6.04/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 2,200% over the past 6 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 Tuscaloosa

What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County average of 4.7 and in line with 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 27th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01125010405

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125010405?

Census tract 01125010405 in Tuscaloosa scores 2.7/10 (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 01125010405?

Median gross rent is $1,594/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125010405?

10.4% of residents in tract 01125010405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,030.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125010405?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 24th, minority 38th, housing 42th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01125010405?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 77 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01125010405 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.78% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01125010405 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01125010405 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125010405 scores 2.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Tuscaloosa at 2.8/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tuscaloosa

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

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