2 census tracts · pop 8,831 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3.4–5.4
Walnut Creek spans 2 census tracts of Irondale, GA, population 8,831. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, in the Moderate tier. 42% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 66% against 51.0% citywide, putting Walnut Creek 14.7% over its own city. Annualized rent equals 45% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.4 to 5.4. A 2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
SNAP participation is 27.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent is $1,950, 12% above the Irondale average of $1,741. 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Walnut Creek vs IrondaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Walnut Creek
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,308Total filings 2020-21
8.1Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Atlanta, GA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walnut Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.0%Housing insecurity
16.9%Utility shutoff threat
28.0%Food insecurity
24.2%SNAP enrollment
14.3%No health insurance
32.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walnut Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walnut Creek?
Walnut Creek scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Walnut Creek compare to Irondale overall?
Walnut Creek scores 0.0 points higher than Irondale overall (4/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $1,950 vs $1,741.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walnut Creek?
Average gross rent in Walnut Creek is $1,950/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walnut Creek residents are renters?
28% of Walnut Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Irondale). The neighborhood has 8,831 residents.
Q5
Is Walnut Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Walnut Creek sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Walnut Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Walnut Creek is census tract 13063040624 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.4, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Walnut Creek for landlords?
Walnut Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Irondale as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Walnut Creek?
Walnut Creek has 8,749 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (82%), Hispanic / Latino (9.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
