Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Washington Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa
Tract 01125011701 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 3,168 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 01125011701 covers part of the Washington Square area of Tuscaloosa, AL, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,168 residents. Average gross rent is $655, 38% below the Tuscaloosa average.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units981
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate26.6%
Median income$35,505
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region
Centroid at 33.1933, -87.5833 · click any tract to drill in
Why Washington Square scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
26.6% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$655 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 Washington Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%Housing & transportation
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)
- 143Total filings over 6 yrs
- 4.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.6%Peak (2001)
- 16Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 58% over the past 6 months.
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.
- 27.6%Housing insecurity
- 20.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.7%Food insecurity
- 33.5%SNAP enrollment
- 19.1%Transit barriers
- 13.8%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 45.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Washington Square
The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. SNAP participation runs 33.5% against 15.2% nationally.
Disability prevalence runs 45.3% against 31.5% nationally. The poverty rate is 27%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Tuscaloosa County average of 43.3%. It sits 1.1 points above the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.1. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 143 filings here across 6 tracked years.
Filings peaked in 2001 at 6.6% of renter households.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 01125011701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125011701?
Census tract 01125011701 in the Washington Square 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 01125011701?
Median gross rent is $655/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01125011701?
26.6% of residents in tract 01125011701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,168.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01125011701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 39th, minority 90th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 01125011701 considered part of Washington Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125011701 fall within Washington Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01125011701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 143 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01125011701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.57% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01125011701 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.6% 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. 20.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01125011701 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?
Tract 01125011701 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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