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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Tuscaloosa Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01125010406 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 5,671 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Tuscaloosa

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 01125010406 (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) comes in at 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 27th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,527 a month while the average household earns $123,750 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 5% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,030
Renter share13.9%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$123,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#39 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
Very Low
Within county
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#55 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
Very Low
Within state
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#1,297 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.2440, -87.5324 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tuscaloosa scores 2.3

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
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,527 rent vs county FMR
8.4
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: 2.32.3This tracttract 010406Tuscaloosa: 2.82.8Tuscaloosaparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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)

  • 24Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 1.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2016)
  • 8Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011250104062001: 3 filings (1.48/100 renter HHs)2002: 2 filings (0.99/100 renter HHs)2003: 5 filings (2.46/100 renter HHs)2013: 3 filings (0.81/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (0.81/100 renter HHs)2016: 8 filings (2.56/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 167% 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

The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 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 safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 24 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.6% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01125010406

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125010406?

Census tract 01125010406 in Tuscaloosa scores 2.3/10 (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 01125010406?

Median gross rent is $1,527/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125010406?

3.5% of residents in tract 01125010406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,671.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125010406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 50th, minority 14th, housing 28th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01125010406?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01125010406 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.52% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01125010406 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.2% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01125010406 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125010406 scores 2.3/10, lower than 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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