Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Woodland Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125012306 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 5,470 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 01125012306 sits in Woodland Terrace in Tuscaloosa eviction risk, Alabama eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.

About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $998 a month against an average household income of $52,917 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 36% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units2,706

Renter share53.7%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate13.8%

Median income$52,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1830, -87.4917 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodland Terrace scores 4.5

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

13.8% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$998 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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 Woodland Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

84%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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.

15.2%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
19.6%Food insecurity
13.4%SNAP enrollment
10.0%Transit barriers
9.1%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodland Terrace

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 below 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% 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 01125012306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012306?

Census tract 01125012306 in the Woodland Terrace neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01125012306?

Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012306?

13.8% of residents in tract 01125012306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,470.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 10th, minority 70th, housing 97th.

Is tract 01125012306 considered part of Woodland Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012306 fall within Woodland Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01125012306 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.2% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01125012306 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125012306 scores 4.5/10, higher 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

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