Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

Birmingham Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01073012306 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,968 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Birmingham

Tract 01073012306 sits in Birmingham eviction risk, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. It is home to 3,968 residents. 56% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 6% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,245

Renter share14.9%

SVI overall0.15

Poverty rate18.6%

Median income$60,283

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Birmingham and the region

Centroid at 33.4758, -86.9710 · click any tract to drill in

Why Birmingham scores 4.7

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

18.6% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$1,292 rent vs county FMR

5.2

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 Birmingham compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

41%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
3%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.

19.9%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
26.7%Food insecurity
20.8%SNAP enrollment
12.8%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
37.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Birmingham

Cost burden runs 60% here against 46.3% across Jefferson County. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10.

The poverty rate is 19%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,292, 17% above the Birmingham average.

Food insecurity runs 26.7% against 17.8% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Nationally it ranks #37,882 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.4/10.

Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 01073012306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073012306?

Census tract 01073012306 in Birmingham scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01073012306?

Median gross rent is $1,292/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073012306?

18.6% of residents in tract 01073012306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,968.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073012306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 9th, minority 90th, housing 3th.

What share of households in tract 01073012306 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.9% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01073012306 compare to Birmingham overall?

Tract 01073012306 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Birmingham at 4/10. 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.