Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Gardendale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01073011709 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 5,061 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Gardendale
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 01073011709 (Gardendale, Alabama) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 63% of US census tracts.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,672 a month against an average household income of $82,037 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,576
Renter share19.4%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$82,037
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gardendale and the region
Centroid at 33.6517, -86.7855 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gardendale scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gardendale
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,672 rent vs county FMR
8.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gardendale
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gardendale
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gardendale
5.3
How Gardendale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.4%Food insecurity
- 7.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 33.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gardendale
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.2/10. 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 Gardendale 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 68th 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 01073011709
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073011709?
Census tract 01073011709 in Gardendale scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 01073011709?
Median gross rent is $1,672/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073011709?
4.9% of residents in tract 01073011709 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,061.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073011709?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 46th, minority 56th, housing 86th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01073011709 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01073011709 compare to Gardendale overall?
Tract 01073011709 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Gardendale at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gardendale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gardendale
Top eight tracts in Gardendale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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