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Woodsvale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dothan

Tract 01069040301 · Houston County, AL · pop 3,723 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the Woodsvale neighborhood of Dothan, census tract 01069040301 scores 4.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $782 a month while the average household earns $50,840 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 33% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,603
Renter share52.7%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$50,840

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Woodsvale
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 19 tracts In Dothan
Moderate
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 26 tracts In Houston County
Elevated
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#598 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dothan and the region

Centroid at 31.2532, -85.4134 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodsvale scores 4.5

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
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$782 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Woodsvale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodsvale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 040301Dothan: 2.52.5Dothanparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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)

  • 751Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 11.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.4%Peak (2007)
  • 81Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010690403012001: 17 filings (2.89/100 renter HHs)2002: 27 filings (4.59/100 renter HHs)2006: 129 filings (19.61/100 renter HHs)2007: 141 filings (21.44/100 renter HHs)2008: 107 filings (16.27/100 renter HHs)2009: 100 filings (15.20/100 renter HHs)2010: 91 filings (9.56/100 renter HHs)2013: 58 filings (6.62/100 renter HHs)2014: 81 filings (9.25/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 376% over the past 9 months.
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 Woodsvale

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Dothan eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Houston County average of 4.5 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 751 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 11.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.4% of renter households in 2007.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01069040301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069040301?

Census tract 01069040301 in the Woodsvale neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 01069040301?

Median gross rent is $782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01069040301?

15.9% of residents in tract 01069040301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,723.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01069040301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 79th, minority 64th, housing 53th.
Q5

Is tract 01069040301 considered part of Woodsvale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01069040301 fall within Woodsvale (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01069040301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 751 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 01069040301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.71% of renter households, peaking at 21.4% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01069040301 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.5% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01069040301 compare to Dothan overall?

Tract 01069040301 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Dothan at 2.5/10. 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.

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