1 census tracts · pop 4,688 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Azalea Park maps to a single census tract in Macon-Bibb County, GA, population 4,688. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 42%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Macon-Bibb County rate of 34.7%. 33.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 50%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Food insecurity affects 56.0% of adults, 38.2 points above the national rate.
Set annual rent against average household income of $28,769 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,803 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 50.8% of renter households.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Azalea Park vs Macon-Bibb CountyHow 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 & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Azalea Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,803Total filings (sum)
34.92%Avg annual filing rate
50.8%Peak year (2008)
31.21%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Azalea Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
40.1%Housing insecurity
33.0%Utility shutoff threat
56.0%Food insecurity
60.6%SNAP enrollment
24.2%No health insurance
52.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Azalea Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Azalea Park?
Azalea Park scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Azalea Park compare to Macon-Bibb County overall?
Azalea Park scores 1.4 points higher than Macon-Bibb County overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $975 vs $1,066.
Q3
What is the average rent in Azalea Park?
Average gross rent in Azalea Park is $975/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Azalea Park residents are renters?
70% of Azalea Park households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Macon-Bibb County). The neighborhood has 4,688 residents.
Q5
Is Azalea Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Azalea Park sits in the 92nd 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
How safe is Azalea Park for landlords?
Azalea Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Macon-Bibb County as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Azalea Park?
Azalea Park has 4,696 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.2%), Other / Multiracial (0.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
