Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Whispering Pines Eviction Risk: Lower , Dothan

Tract 01069040203 · Houston County, AL · pop 3,012 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

01069040203 is a census tract in the Whispering Pines area of Dothan, AL. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,012. Against Houston County at 38.9%, 11% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 10% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units1,133

Renter share10.7%

SVI overall0.06

Poverty rate0.8%

Median income$127,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dothan and the region

Centroid at 31.2613, -85.4742 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whispering Pines scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Dothan

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.9

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

0.8% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,269 rent vs county FMR

10.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Dothan

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Dothan

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Dothan

2.5

How Whispering Pines compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

5%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
17%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Whispering Pines. 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.

6.5%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
27.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whispering Pines

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 10/10. Average gross rent is $2,269, 136% above the Dothan average.

The voucher gap is 153.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10. SNAP participation runs 4.2% against 15.2% nationally.

It sits 0.9 points below the Houston County average of 3.9. Housing insecurity runs 6.5% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 1.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 01069040203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069040203?

Census tract 01069040203 in the Whispering Pines neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01069040203?

Median gross rent is $2,269/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01069040203?

0.8% of residents in tract 01069040203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,012.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01069040203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 14th, minority 33th, housing 17th.

Is tract 01069040203 considered part of Whispering Pines?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01069040203 fall within Whispering Pines (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01069040203 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01069040203 compare to Dothan overall?

Tract 01069040203 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Dothan at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dothan eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dothan

Top eight tracts in Dothan ranked by composite eviction-risk score.