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Huffman Eviction Risk: Moderate , Birmingham

Tract 01073005903 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 5,217 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Huffman neighborhood of Birmingham anchors census tract 01073005903, which lands at 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,029 a month while the average household earns $52,134 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.4
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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Huffman
Moderate
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#61 of 71 tracts In Birmingham
Very Low
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#90 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 33.5967, -86.6763 · click any tract to drill in

Why Huffman 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
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.
Huffman risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 005903Birmingham: 2.92.9Birminghamparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

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 by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010730059032000: 42 filings (6.00/100 renter HHs)2001: 25 filings (3.57/100 renter HHs)2002: 37 filings (5.28/100 renter HHs)2003: 15 filings (2.14/100 renter HHs)2005: 14 filings (1.83/100 renter HHs)2006: 26 filings (3.39/100 renter HHs)2012: 55 filings (8.15/100 renter HHs)2013: 62 filings (9.19/100 renter HHs)2014: 70 filings (10.37/100 renter HHs)2015: 68 filings (10.07/100 renter HHs)2016: 73 filings (7.94/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Huffman

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 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 22.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 47th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01073005903

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073005903?

Census tract 01073005903 in the Huffman neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 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 4.4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Birmingham

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

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