Eviction Risk in Carey Park , Atlanta
1 census tracts · pop 5,555 · pop-weighted composite 6.3/10 · range 6.3–6.3
Carey Park is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Atlanta with 1 census tract and a population of 5,555 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 72% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 19% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,099/month sits 36% lower than the Atlanta citywide median ($1,711).
Carey Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Carey Park vs Atlanta
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 4,281 residents across all tracts in Carey Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 0.9%
- White (non-Hispanic) 5%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 93.6%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.4%
- Other / Multiracial 0%
1 tracts in Carey Park
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13121008601 | 6.3 | 5,555 | 72% | $1,099 |
CDC SVI percentile: 99
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Carey Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,687Total filings (sum)
- 28.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 43.1%Peak year (2001)
- 19.54%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,156Total filings 2020-21
- 15.2Avg 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).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carey Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 32.3%Housing insecurity
- 23.2%Utility shutoff threat
- 42.3%Food insecurity
- 42.0%SNAP enrollment
- 20.1%No health insurance
- 42.3%Any disability
About Carey Park
What is the eviction-risk score for Carey Park?
Carey Park scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Carey Park compare to Atlanta overall?
Carey Park scores 1.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.9/10). Rent burden: 72% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,099 vs $1,711.
What is the median rent in Carey Park?
Median gross rent in Carey Park is $1,099/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Carey Park residents are renters?
55% of Carey Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 5,555 residents.
Is Carey Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Carey Park sits in the 99th 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.