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Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Gadsden Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01055001700 · Etowah County, AL · pop 1,348 · 68% of tract blocks fall in Gadsden

Gadsden in Etowah County anchors census tract 01055001700, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 70% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $778 monthly, set against $27,847 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 23% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units631
Renter share51.8%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate25.5%
Median income$27,847

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 15 tracts In Gadsden
Moderate
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 33 tracts In Etowah County
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#312 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
National
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#20,889 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Gadsden and the region

Centroid at 33.9826, -85.9519 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gadsden scores 5.3

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
25.5% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$778 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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: 5.35.3This tracttract 001700Gadsden: 2.62.6Gadsdenparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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)

  • 94Total filings over 16 yrs
  • 1.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak (2013)
  • 3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010550017002001: 7 filings (1.96/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (2.24/100 renter HHs)2003: 9 filings (2.52/100 renter HHs)2005: 6 filings (1.31/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (1.09/100 renter HHs)2007: 4 filings (0.87/100 renter HHs)2008: 7 filings (1.53/100 renter HHs)2009: 2 filings (0.44/100 renter HHs)2010: 4 filings (0.89/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (0.64/100 renter HHs)2012: 2 filings (0.42/100 renter HHs)2013: 13 filings (2.76/100 renter HHs)2014: 10 filings (2.12/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (1.06/100 renter HHs)2016: 6 filings (1.29/100 renter HHs)2017: 3 filings (0.64/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 57% 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

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 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 69th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 94 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 1.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% 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 01055001700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01055001700?

Census tract 01055001700 in Gadsden scores 5.3/10 (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 01055001700?

Median gross rent is $778/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01055001700?

25.5% of residents in tract 01055001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,348.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01055001700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 37th, minority 67th, housing 48th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01055001700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 94 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 01055001700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.36% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01055001700 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.1% 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. 17.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01055001700 compare to Gadsden overall?

Tract 01055001700 scores 5.3/10, 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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