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Woodlawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Birmingham

Tract 01073002305 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,023 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Eviction risk in the Woodlawn area of Birmingham centers on tract 01073002305, which scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,023 residents. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,270 a month against an average household income of $76,948 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 17% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,417
Renter share30.1%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$76,948

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Woodlawn
Low
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#61 of 71 tracts In Birmingham
Very Low
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#96 of 189 tracts In Jefferson County
Moderate
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#639 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Birmingham and the region

Centroid at 33.5334, -86.7478 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodlawn scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,270 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Woodlawn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodlawn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 002305Birmingham: 2.92.9Birminghamparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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)

  • 606Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 12.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 19.3%Peak (2001)
  • 39Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010730023052000: 68 filings (14.95/100 renter HHs)2001: 88 filings (19.34/100 renter HHs)2002: 80 filings (17.58/100 renter HHs)2003: 54 filings (11.87/100 renter HHs)2005: 38 filings (8.74/100 renter HHs)2006: 53 filings (12.18/100 renter HHs)2012: 83 filings (18.91/100 renter HHs)2013: 45 filings (10.25/100 renter HHs)2014: 35 filings (7.97/100 renter HHs)2015: 23 filings (5.24/100 renter HHs)2016: 39 filings (9.95/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 43% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Woodlawn. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodlawn

The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 Birmingham eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01073002305

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073002305?

Census tract 01073002305 in the Woodlawn neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 01073002305?

Median gross rent is $1,270/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073002305?

16.3% of residents in tract 01073002305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,023.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073002305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 4th, minority 54th, housing 52th.
Q5

Is tract 01073002305 considered part of Woodlawn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073002305 fall within Woodlawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073002305?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 606 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073002305 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.45% of renter households, peaking at 19.3% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01073002305 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01073002305 compare to Birmingham overall?

Tract 01073002305 scores 4.4/10, 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 01073002305 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 19% 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Birmingham

Top eight tracts in Birmingham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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