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Alabama Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chickasaw

Tract 01097005100 · Mobile County, AL · pop 1,735 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 01097005100 (the Alabama Village area of Chickasaw, Alabama) comes in at 6.7/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 91st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,100 a month against an average household income of $33,750 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 24% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units503
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate37.4%
Median income$33,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Alabama Village
Elevated
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Chickasaw
Very High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 135 tracts In Mobile County
High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#202 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chickasaw and the region

Centroid at 30.7619, -88.0886 · click any tract to drill in

Why Alabama Village scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chickasaw
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
37.4% poverty · this tract
9.3
Supply constraint
$1,100 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chickasaw
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chickasaw
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chickasaw
8.6

How Alabama Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Alabama Village risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 005100Chickasaw: 2.42.4Chickasawparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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)

  • 101Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 3.95%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2007)
  • 3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010970051002001: 9 filings (5.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 13 filings (7.22/100 renter HHs)2006: 14 filings (4.11/100 renter HHs)2007: 15 filings (4.40/100 renter HHs)2008: 9 filings (2.64/100 renter HHs)2009: 9 filings (2.64/100 renter HHs)2013: 8 filings (3.38/100 renter HHs)2014: 7 filings (2.95/100 renter HHs)2015: 14 filings (5.91/100 renter HHs)2016: 3 filings (1.26/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Alabama Village. 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 Alabama Village

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.3/10. 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 Chickasaw, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above 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 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 101 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2007.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 01097005100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097005100?

Census tract 01097005100 in the Alabama Village neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 01097005100?

Median gross rent is $1,100/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01097005100?

37.4% of residents in tract 01097005100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,735.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01097005100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 61th, minority 77th, housing 38th.
Q5

Is tract 01097005100 considered part of Alabama Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01097005100 fall within Alabama Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01097005100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 101 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01097005100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.95% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01097005100 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.1% 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. 21.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01097005100 compare to Chickasaw overall?

Tract 01097005100 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Chickasaw at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chickasaw; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chickasaw

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

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