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Polo Trace Eviction Risk: Lower , Hoover

Tract 01073014409 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,052 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

In the Polo Trace area of Hoover, census tract 01073014409 scores 4.4/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,072 monthly, set against $98,611 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 7% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,162
Renter share19.2%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$98,611

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Polo Trace
Moderate
Within parent city
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 23 tracts In Hoover
Moderate
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#170 of 189 tracts In Jefferson County
Very Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#1,356 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hoover and the region

Centroid at 33.3937, -86.8164 · click any tract to drill in

Why Polo Trace scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hoover
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,072 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hoover
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hoover
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hoover
2.0

How Polo Trace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Polo Trace risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 014409Hoover: 2.22.2Hooverparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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)

  • 98Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 1.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.4%Peak (2003)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010730144092000: 4 filings (0.31/100 renter HHs)2001: 15 filings (1.17/100 renter HHs)2002: 9 filings (0.70/100 renter HHs)2003: 18 filings (1.40/100 renter HHs)2005: 13 filings (1.18/100 renter HHs)2006: 10 filings (0.91/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (1.80/100 renter HHs)2013: 8 filings (2.40/100 renter HHs)2014: 6 filings (1.80/100 renter HHs)2015: 4 filings (1.20/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (3.21/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 25% over the past 11 months.
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 Polo Trace

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.5/10. 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 Hoover eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Jefferson County average of 5.3 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% 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 01073014409

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073014409?

Census tract 01073014409 in the Polo Trace neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (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 01073014409?

Median gross rent is $1,072/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073014409?

2.8% of residents in tract 01073014409 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,052.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073014409?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 18th, minority 26th, housing 34th.
Q5

Is tract 01073014409 considered part of Polo Trace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073014409 fall within Polo Trace (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073014409?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 98 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073014409 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.46% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01073014409 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.9% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01073014409 compare to Hoover overall?

Tract 01073014409 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Hoover at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hoover eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hoover

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

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