Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Grayson Valley Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01073011112 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,911 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Grayson Valley
In Grayson Valley, census tract 01073011112 scores 6.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,439 a month against an average household income of $54,821 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,633
Renter share15.8%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate36.7%
Median income$54,821
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grayson Valley and the region
Centroid at 33.6382, -86.6528 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grayson Valley scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Grayson Valley
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
36.7% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$1,439 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grayson Valley
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grayson Valley
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grayson Valley
6.4
How Grayson Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 20.2%Housing insecurity
- 15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.7%Food insecurity
- 23.4%SNAP enrollment
- 13.8%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 38.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grayson Valley
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 Grayson Valley, 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 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 62nd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073011112
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073011112?
Census tract 01073011112 in Grayson Valley scores 5.5/10 (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 01073011112?
Median gross rent is $1,439/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073011112?
36.7% of residents in tract 01073011112 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,911.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073011112?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 81th, minority 81th, housing 8th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01073011112 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.2% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01073011112 compare to Grayson Valley overall?
Tract 01073011112 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Grayson Valley at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grayson Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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