Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally
Ashford Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01069041902 · Houston County, AL · pop 4,814 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Ashford
01069041902 is a census tract in Ashford, AL. It scores 3.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,814 residents. 26% 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
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,869
Renter share24.0%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$55,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
40
th percentile
Moderate
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ashford and the region
Centroid at 31.1626, -85.2352 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ashford scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ashford
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$869 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ashford
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ashford
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ashford
5.3
How Ashford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.7%Food insecurity
- 13.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ashford
The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1.7/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Against Houston County at 38.9%, 46% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Well under the midpoint, regional political climate reads 2.9/10. At $869 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Ashford commands.
It sits 0.6 points below the Houston County average of 3.9. Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $55,417.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 01069041902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069041902?
Census tract 01069041902 in Ashford scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01069041902?
Median gross rent is $869/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01069041902?
14.6% of residents in tract 01069041902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,814.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01069041902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 78th, minority 34th, housing 42th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01069041902 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01069041902 compare to Ashford overall?
Tract 01069041902 scores 3.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Ashford at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ashford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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