Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Huffman Eviction Risk: Moderate , Birmingham
Tract 01073005903 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 5,217 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
01073005903 is a census tract in the Huffman area of Birmingham, AL. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,217. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,922
Renter share40.9%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$52,134
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Birmingham and the region
Centroid at 33.5967, -86.6763 · click any tract to drill in
Why Huffman scores 4.1
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
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,029 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Huffman compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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)
- 487Total filings over 11 yrs
- 6.18%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.9%Peak (2016)
- 73Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 74% over the past 11 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.
- 22.6%Housing insecurity
- 17.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.7%Food insecurity
- 25.5%SNAP enrollment
- 15.1%Transit barriers
- 11.0%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 41.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Huffman
The severe-burden share is 26%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Food insecurity runs 30.7% against 17.8% nationally.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 487 filings here across 11 tracked years.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2016, when 7.9% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 6.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 5.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 48% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Jefferson County average of 4.3 closely. Average gross rent is $1,029, close to the Birmingham average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073005903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073005903?
Census tract 01073005903 in the Huffman neighborhood 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 01073005903?
Median gross rent is $1,029/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073005903?
10.5% of residents in tract 01073005903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,217.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073005903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 17th, minority 85th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 01073005903 considered part of Huffman?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073005903 fall within Huffman (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073005903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 487 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073005903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.18% of renter households, peaking at 7.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01073005903 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.6% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01073005903 compare to Birmingham overall?
Tract 01073005903 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Birmingham at 4/10. 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.
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