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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).

Eviction Risk
6.3
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
72%
19% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,099
Median household income
$30,729
25.2% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Carey Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Carey Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Carey Park: 6.36.3Carey ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 4.94.9Parent cityhost cityState: 5.55.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · GA
Grove Park
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.3K
Peer · GA
Roseland
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 3.6K
Peer · GA
Smyrna Grove
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 27.3K
Peer · GA
Stratford
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 6.8K
Comparison

Carey Park vs Atlanta

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.3 +29%
Atlanta: 4.9
Rent burden
72.1% +133%
Atlanta: 30.9%
Median gross rent
$1,099 -36%
Atlanta: $1,711
Median HH income
$30,729 -62%
Atlanta: $81,938
Poverty rate
25.2% +41%
Atlanta: 17.9%
Renter share
55.4% +3%
Atlanta: 53.6%
Where

Tract centroids in Carey Park

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

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%
  • Hispanic / Latino 0.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 5%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 93.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 0%
Census tracts

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
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 99

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 97%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 94%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carey Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

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.

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