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University Lane Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125012407 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 893 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

01125012407 is a census tract in the University Lane area of Tuscaloosa, AL. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 893 residents. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 42% Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units584
Renter share98.1%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate42.7%
Median income$19,554

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In University Lane
Moderate
Within parent city
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
Very High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#164 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1787, -87.5508 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Lane 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
42.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$665 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 University Lane compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Lane risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 0124073.8Tuscaloosaparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

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 University Lane

SNAP participation runs 53.1% against 15.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 32%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. This is renter territory: 98% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

The poverty rate is 43%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Disability prevalence runs 53.3% against 31.5% nationally.

Cost burden runs 57% here against 43.3% across Tuscaloosa County. At $665 a month, rents run 37% under what the rest of Tuscaloosa commands. Annualized rent equals 41% of average household income of $19,554, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10.

It sits 1.1 points above the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.1. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 01125012407

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012407?

Census tract 01125012407 in the University Lane 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 01125012407?

Median gross rent is $665/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012407?

42.7% of residents in tract 01125012407 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 893.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012407?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 98th, minority 92th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 01125012407 considered part of University Lane?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012407 fall within University Lane (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 01125012407 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.8% 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. 29.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01125012407 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125012407 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tuscaloosa

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

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