Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Parkwood Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Bessemer

Tract 01073014209 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 4,654 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Eviction risk in the Parkwood Hills neighborhood of Bessemer centers on tract 01073014209, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,654 residents. That is riskier than roughly 73% 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 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $128,248 a year. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 3% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units1,761

Renter share5.6%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$128,248

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bessemer and the region

Centroid at 33.3438, -86.9172 · click any tract to drill in

Why Parkwood Hills scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 Parkwood Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

26%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
15%Housing & transportation

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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
29.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Parkwood Hills

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01073014209

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073014209?

Census tract 01073014209 in the Parkwood Hills neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073014209?

9.3% of residents in tract 01073014209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,654.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073014209?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 66th, minority 59th, housing 15th.

Is tract 01073014209 considered part of Parkwood Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073014209 fall within Parkwood Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01073014209 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01073014209 compare to Bessemer overall?

Tract 01073014209 scores 2.7/10, right in line with 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bessemer

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