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Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Mobile Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01097003205 · Mobile County, AL · pop 2,289

Here is how census tract 01097003205, in Mobile eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,289. On the national scale it ranks #50,302 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $761 a month against an average household income of $28,307 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 44% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,019
Renter share71.1%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate34.4%
Median income$28,307

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 78 tracts In Mobile
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 135 tracts In Mobile County
Very High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#96 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
National
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#13,119 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mobile and the region

Centroid at 30.6610, -88.1416 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mobile scores 5.9

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
34.4% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$761 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Mobile compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mobile risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 003205Mobile: 2.82.8Mobileparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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)

  • 1,004Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 12.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.9%Peak (2002)
  • 79Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010970032052001: 111 filings (11.55/100 renter HHs)2002: 134 filings (13.94/100 renter HHs)2006: 110 filings (13.91/100 renter HHs)2007: 121 filings (15.30/100 renter HHs)2008: 123 filings (15.55/100 renter HHs)2009: 73 filings (9.23/100 renter HHs)2013: 66 filings (8.68/100 renter HHs)2014: 93 filings (12.24/100 renter HHs)2015: 94 filings (12.37/100 renter HHs)2016: 79 filings (9.74/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 29% over the past 10 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mobile

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 Mobile eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Mobile County average of 4.9 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 86th 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 29.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.5% 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 01097003205

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097003205?

Census tract 01097003205 in Mobile scores 5.9/10 (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 01097003205?

Median gross rent is $761/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01097003205?

34.4% of residents in tract 01097003205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,289.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01097003205?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 86th, minority 88th, housing 45th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01097003205?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,004 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01097003205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.25% of renter households, peaking at 13.9% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01097003205 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.5% 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. 21.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01097003205 compare to Mobile overall?

Tract 01097003205 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Mobile at 2.8/10. 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.

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