7 census tracts · pop 26,843 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
South Phoenix spans 7 census tracts of Phoenix, AZ and houses 26,843 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, Moderate tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Phoenix rate of 31.0%.
33.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Food insecurity affects 41.2% of adults, 23.4 points above the national rate.
The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,209, 24% below the Phoenix average of $1,582.
The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 1,814 eviction filings across its 7 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 24.3% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Among the 113 mapped neighborhoods of Phoenix, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 6.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
South Phoenix vs PhoenixHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Phoenix
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,814Total filings (sum)
11.92%Avg annual filing rate
24.3%Peak year (2005)
11.56%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Phoenix
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.4%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility shutoff threat
39.8%Food insecurity
31.2%SNAP enrollment
32.2%No health insurance
41.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Phoenix
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Phoenix?
South Phoenix scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does South Phoenix compare to Phoenix overall?
South Phoenix scores 1.4 points higher than Phoenix overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,209 vs $1,582.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Phoenix?
Average gross rent in South Phoenix eviction risk is $1,209/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Phoenix residents are renters?
49% of South Phoenix households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 26,843 residents.
Q5
Is South Phoenix a high social-vulnerability area?
South Phoenix sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in South Phoenix have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Phoenix is census tract 04013115900 (score 5/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is South Phoenix for landlords?
South Phoenix eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Phoenix as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Phoenix?
South Phoenix has 25,297 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (77.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
