Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Phenix City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01081042002 · Lee County, AL · pop 8,954 · 25% of tract blocks fall in Phenix City

For landlords sizing up Phenix City in Lee County, census tract 01081042002 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,429 monthly, set against $88,221 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 16% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units3,027

Renter share30.1%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate12.0%

Median income$88,221

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Phenix City and the region

Centroid at 32.5242, -85.0511 · click any tract to drill in

Why Phenix City scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Phenix City

5.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

12.0% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,429 rent vs county FMR

7.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Phenix City

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Phenix City

2.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Phenix City

2.2

How Phenix City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

43%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
34%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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
7.9%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
30.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Phenix City

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.2/10. 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 Phenix City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lee County average of 4.4 and below 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 39th 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 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% 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 01081042002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081042002?

Census tract 01081042002 in Phenix City scores 3.3/10 (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 average rent in tract 01081042002?

Median gross rent is $1,429/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081042002?

12.0% of residents in tract 01081042002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,954.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081042002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 39th, minority 48th, housing 34th.

What share of households in tract 01081042002 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081042002 compare to Phenix City overall?

Tract 01081042002 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Phenix City at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Phenix City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Phenix City

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