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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Gadsden Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01055001100 · Etowah County, AL · pop 5,347 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Gadsden

Census tract 01055001100 runs through Gadsden in Etowah County. With 5,347 residents, it scores 5.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #41,108 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $748 a month while the average household earns $72,241 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 5% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,056
Renter share13.7%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$72,241

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 15 tracts In Gadsden
Very Low
Within county
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 33 tracts In Etowah County
Low
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#987 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Low
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Gadsden and the region

Centroid at 33.9569, -85.9969 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gadsden scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$748 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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.
Gadsden risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 001100Gadsden: 2.62.6Gadsdenparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 80Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 1.85%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.9%Peak (2012)
  • 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010550011002001: 4 filings (1.97/100 renter HHs)2002: 4 filings (1.97/100 renter HHs)2003: 5 filings (2.46/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2006: 6 filings (1.49/100 renter HHs)2007: 1 filings (0.25/100 renter HHs)2008: 6 filings (1.49/100 renter HHs)2009: 3 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2010: 6 filings (1.94/100 renter HHs)2011: 9 filings (3.21/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (3.93/100 renter HHs)2013: 7 filings (2.50/100 renter HHs)2014: 5 filings (1.79/100 renter HHs)2015: 3 filings (1.07/100 renter HHs)2016: 7 filings (2.19/100 renter HHs)2017: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 100% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gadsden

What moves this score most 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 above 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 80 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2012.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01055001100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01055001100?

Census tract 01055001100 in Gadsden scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 01055001100?

Median gross rent is $748/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01055001100?

8.6% of residents in tract 01055001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,347.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01055001100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 85th, minority 40th, housing 37th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01055001100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 80 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 01055001100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.85% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01055001100 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01055001100 compare to Gadsden overall?

Tract 01055001100 scores 3.4/10, 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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