Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Elm Industrial Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Athens
Tract 01083020600 · Limestone County, AL · pop 5,019 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Here is how census tract 01083020600, in the Elm Industrial Park area of Athens eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,019. On the national scale it ranks #63,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $695 a month against an average household income of $47,411 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,671
Renter share33.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate20.0%
Median income$47,411
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
82
th percentile
High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Athens and the region
Centroid at 34.8221, -86.9813 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elm Industrial Park scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Athens
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
20.0% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$695 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Athens
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Athens
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Athens
5.3
How Elm Industrial Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
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)
- 222Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2008)
- 22Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 175% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Elm Industrial Park. 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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.3%Food insecurity
- 12.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.9%Transit barriers
- 13.3%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 36.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Elm Industrial Park
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Athens eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Limestone County average of 3.9 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 222 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2008.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01083020600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01083020600?
Census tract 01083020600 in the Elm Industrial Park neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01083020600?
Median gross rent is $695/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01083020600?
20.0% of residents in tract 01083020600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,019.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01083020600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 86th, minority 57th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 01083020600 considered part of Elm Industrial Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01083020600 fall within Elm Industrial Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01083020600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 222 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01083020600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.42% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01083020600 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01083020600 compare to Athens overall?
Tract 01083020600 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Athens at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Athens eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Athens
Top eight tracts in Athens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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01083021101
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.7
/ 10 · Low
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3.4
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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