Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
New Village Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bessemer
Tract 01073010302 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 4,340 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 01073010302 runs through the New Village area of Bessemer. With 4,340 residents, it scores 6.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $608 a month while the average household earns $24,044 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,706
Renter share64.4%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate53.6%
Median income$24,044
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bessemer and the region
Centroid at 33.4096, -86.9377 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Village scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bessemer
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
53.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$608 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bessemer
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bessemer
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bessemer
8.2
How New Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 363Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.4%Peak (2013)
- 32Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 45% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within New Village. 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.
- 37.8%Housing insecurity
- 32.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 55.5%Food insecurity
- 55.3%SNAP enrollment
- 27.4%Transit barriers
- 17.2%No health insurance
- 22.9%Frequent mental distress
- 53.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Village
The score leans hardest on economic stress 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 Bessemer eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 37.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 32.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 363 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073010302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073010302?
Census tract 01073010302 in the New Village neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 01073010302?
Median gross rent is $608/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073010302?
53.6% of residents in tract 01073010302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,340.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073010302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 97th, minority 99th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 01073010302 considered part of New Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073010302 fall within New Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073010302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 363 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073010302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.14% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01073010302 struggle to pay rent?
About 37.8% 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. 32.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01073010302 compare to Bessemer overall?
Tract 01073010302 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Bessemer at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bessemer eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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