Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Fairlane Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dothan
Tract 01069041000 · Houston County, AL · pop 5,362 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
01069041000 is a census tract in the Fairlane area of Dothan, AL. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,362. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units2,026
Renter share63.9%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate32.5%
Median income$34,324
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
79
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dothan and the region
Centroid at 31.2084, -85.3754 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairlane scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
32.5% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$844 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Fairlane compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
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)
- 542Total filings over 9 yrs
- 7.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.1%Peak (2008)
- 57Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 54% 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.
- 27.4%Housing insecurity
- 20.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 38.4%Food insecurity
- 35.3%SNAP enrollment
- 18.9%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 21.5%Frequent mental distress
- 48.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairlane
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. SNAP participation runs 35.3% against 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
Cost burden runs about half here against 38.9% across Houston County. Housing insecurity runs 27.4% against 14.2% nationally. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.1/10.
It sits 0.9 points above the Houston County average of 3.9. The filing record is not thin: 542 evictions over 9 years of observation. Average gross rent is $844, 12% below the Dothan average.
The worst year on record was 2008, when 11.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 7.3% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 01069041000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069041000?
Census tract 01069041000 in the Fairlane neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 01069041000?
Median gross rent is $844/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01069041000?
32.5% of residents in tract 01069041000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,362.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01069041000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 91th, minority 80th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 01069041000 considered part of Fairlane?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01069041000 fall within Fairlane (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01069041000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 542 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 01069041000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.30% of renter households, peaking at 11.1% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01069041000 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.4% 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. 20.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01069041000 compare to Dothan overall?
Tract 01069041000 scores 4.8/10, higher 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Dothan
Top eight tracts in Dothan ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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4.8
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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01069041400
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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01069041500
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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