Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Pratt City Eviction Risk: Moderate , Birmingham
Tract 01073001200 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 2,411 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Pratt City area of Birmingham is where census tract 01073001200 sits, home to 2,411 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 37% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $892 monthly, set against $39,526 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,029
Renter share36.9%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate25.9%
Median income$39,526
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Birmingham and the region
Centroid at 33.5279, -86.8603 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pratt City scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Birmingham
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
25.9% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$892 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Birmingham
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Birmingham
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Birmingham
3.0
How Pratt City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 1%Grade C
- 28%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 252Total filings over 11 yrs
- 4.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.5%Peak (2002)
- 12Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Pratt City. 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.
- 23.1%Housing insecurity
- 17.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.9%Food insecurity
- 27.4%SNAP enrollment
- 15.4%Transit barriers
- 12.7%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 42.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pratt City
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.5/10. 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 Birmingham eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Jefferson County average of 5.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 252 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.5% of renter households in 2002.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 28% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073001200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073001200?
Census tract 01073001200 in the Pratt City neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 01073001200?
Median gross rent is $892/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073001200?
25.9% of residents in tract 01073001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,411.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073001200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 86th, minority 87th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 01073001200 considered part of Pratt City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073001200 fall within Pratt City (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073001200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 252 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073001200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.60% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01073001200 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.1% 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. 17.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01073001200 compare to Birmingham overall?
Tract 01073001200 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Birmingham at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Birmingham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 01073001200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 28% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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