Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Southside Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01055010504 · Etowah County, AL · pop 4,749 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Southside
Census tract 01055010504 runs through Southside in Etowah County. With 4,749 residents, it scores 4.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #68,195 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,011 a month while the average household earns $89,115 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,637
Renter share4.1%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$89,115
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Southside and the region
Centroid at 33.8958, -86.0445 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southside scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Southside
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,011 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Southside
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Southside
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Southside
3.5
How Southside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.5%Food insecurity
- 5.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 32.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southside
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Southside, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Etowah County average of 4.9 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01055010504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01055010504?
Census tract 01055010504 in Southside scores 2.2/10 (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 01055010504?
Median gross rent is $1,011/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01055010504?
5.0% of residents in tract 01055010504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,749.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01055010504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 59th, minority 15th, housing 11th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01055010504 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01055010504 compare to Southside overall?
Tract 01055010504 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Southside at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Southside; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Southside
Top eight tracts in Southside ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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