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Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Center Point Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01073011804 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,338 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Center Point

Census tract 01073011804 covers part of Center Point, AL, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,338 residents. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 37% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,202
Renter share57.2%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$52,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Center Point
Low
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#74 of 189 tracts In Jefferson County
Elevated
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#200 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Center Point and the region

Centroid at 33.6454, -86.6958 · click any tract to drill in

Why Center Point scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Center Point
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,107 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Center Point
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Center Point
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Center Point
7.9

How Center Point compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Center Point risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 0118044.4Center Pointparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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)

  • 505Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 8.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.6%Peak (2013)
  • 69Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 01073011804
Filings climbed 263% over the past 11 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Center Point

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10. Food insecurity runs 34.4% against 17.8% nationally. Against Jefferson County at 46.3%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened.

18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. SNAP participation runs 28.8% against 15.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 505 filings here across 11 tracked years. It sits 0.8 points above the Jefferson County average of 4.3. Average gross rent is $1,107, 9% below the Center Point average.

The worst year on record was 2013, when 12.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 8.1% of renter households face a filing.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 01073011804

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073011804?

Census tract 01073011804 in Center Point scores 5.1/10 (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 01073011804?

Median gross rent is $1,107/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073011804?

16.7% of residents in tract 01073011804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,338.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073011804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 46th, minority 91th, housing 29th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073011804?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 505 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073011804 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.07% of renter households, peaking at 12.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01073011804 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.6% 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. 19.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01073011804 compare to Center Point overall?

Tract 01073011804 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Center Point at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Center Point eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Center Point

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

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