Within parent city
36
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Gadsden Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01055000500 · Etowah County, AL · pop 1,693
Census tract 01055000500 belongs to Gadsden, Alabama. It is home to 1,693 residents and scores $1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #50,280 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $862 a month against an average household income of $37,109 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units681
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate25.9%
Median income$37,109
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
76
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gadsden and the region
Centroid at 34.0303, -86.0474 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gadsden scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gadsden
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
25.9% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$862 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gadsden
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gadsden
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gadsden
7.9
How Gadsden compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 138Total filings over 16 yrs
- 4.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.1%Peak (2013)
- 11Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 38% over the past 16 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 19.3%Housing insecurity
- 13.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.8%Food insecurity
- 23.8%SNAP enrollment
- 14.0%Transit barriers
- 15.1%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 47.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gadsden
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Gadsden eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Etowah County average of 4.9 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 138 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 4.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01055000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01055000500?
Census tract 01055000500 in Gadsden scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01055000500?
Median gross rent is $862/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01055000500?
25.9% of residents in tract 01055000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,693.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01055000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 73th, minority 26th, housing 34th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01055000500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 138 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 01055000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.08% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01055000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 13.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01055000500 compare to Gadsden overall?
Tract 01055000500 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Gadsden at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gadsden eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gadsden
Top eight tracts in Gadsden ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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01055000300
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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01055000200
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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01055000900
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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01055001300
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · AL
01055000700
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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01055000600
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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01055001000
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · AL
01055001700
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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