Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Ashford Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01069041902 · Houston County, AL · pop 4,814 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Ashford
Census tract 01069041902 covers Ashford, home to 4,814 residents. For landlords it grades 4.8/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #56,159 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $869 a month against an average household income of $55,417 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
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
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ashford and the region
Centroid at 31.1626, -85.2352 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ashford scores 4.1
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
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ashford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Houston County average of 4.5 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% 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 01069041902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069041902?
Census tract 01069041902 in Ashford scores 4.1/10 (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 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 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Ashford at 2.2/10. 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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