Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
South Crichton Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mobile
Tract 01097002800 ·
Mobile County, AL · pop 4,275 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 01097002800 covers part of the South Crichton area of Mobile, AL, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,275 residents. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%Stable renters 39%Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,895
Renter share64.6%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$47,383
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#2 of 3 tracts In South Crichton
Moderate
Within parent city
56th percentile
#35 of 78 tracts In Mobile
Elevated
Within county
60th percentile
#54 of 135 tracts In Mobile County
Elevated
Within state
64th percentile
#512 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mobile and the region
Centroid at 30.6826, -88.1145 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Crichton scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mobile
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$924 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mobile
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mobile
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mobile
3.0
How South Crichton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
88%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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)
661Total filings over 10 yrs
6.20%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak (2016)
94Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2016
Filings climbed 88% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Crichton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
22.1%Housing insecurity
15.6%Utility-shutoff threat
30.9%Food insecurity
25.0%SNAP enrollment
15.3%Transit barriers
12.7%No health insurance
20.2%Frequent mental distress
38.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Crichton
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Food insecurity runs 30.9% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Severe burden reaches 10%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Court records carry 661 eviction filings across 10 observed years. Housing insecurity runs 22.1% against 14.2% nationally.
On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 3/10. At $924 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Mobile commands. The worst year on record was 2016, when 9.3% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 6.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.4/10.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. 40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 01097002800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097002800?
Census tract 01097002800 in the South Crichton neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 01097002800?
Median gross rent is $924/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01097002800?
18.4% of residents in tract 01097002800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,275.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01097002800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 31th, minority 63th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 01097002800 considered part of South Crichton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01097002800 fall within South Crichton (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01097002800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 661 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01097002800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.20% of renter households, peaking at 9.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01097002800 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.1% 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. 15.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01097002800 compare to Mobile overall?
Tract 01097002800 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Mobile at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mobile eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mobile
Top eight tracts in Mobile ranked by composite eviction-risk score.