Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Opelika Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01081041101 · Lee County, AL · pop 2,114 · 83% of tract blocks fall in Opelika

The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 01081041101 reflects conditions in Opelika, Alabama. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.

About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $976 a month while the average household earns $24,283 a year, roughly 48% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 17% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,029

Renter share55.1%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate20.0%

Median income$24,283

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Opelika and the region

Centroid at 32.6252, -85.4233 · click any tract to drill in

Why Opelika scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Opelika

4.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

20.0% poverty · this tract

5.0

Supply constraint

$976 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Opelika

6.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Opelika

6.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Opelika

6.6

How Opelika compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

82%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
98%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.

23.3%Housing insecurity
17.2%Utility-shutoff threat
33.9%Food insecurity
29.0%SNAP enrollment
17.1%Transit barriers
17.4%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
44.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Opelika

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.7/10. 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 Opelika eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lee County average of 4.4 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.2% 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 01081041101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081041101?

Census tract 01081041101 in Opelika scores 5.4/10 (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 01081041101?

Median gross rent is $976/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081041101?

20.0% of residents in tract 01081041101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,114.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081041101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 96th, minority 69th, housing 98th.

What share of households in tract 01081041101 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.3% 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. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081041101 compare to Opelika overall?

Tract 01081041101 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Opelika at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Opelika eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Opelika

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