Eviction Risk in Suburban Heights , Mobile
Tract 01097006802 · Mobile County, AL · pop 3,161 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 01097006802 sits in the Suburban Heights neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama. It has a population of 3,161 and an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). 65% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 49% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,018/month against a median household income of $52,974 — roughly 23% rent-to-income at the medians.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 2,975 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).
- Hispanic / Latino 8.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 67.3%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 19.4%
- Other / Multiracial 4.4%
How the 4.9/10 score is composed
| Signal | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Filing rate (county) | 6.7 | Eviction Lab via counties |
| State political climate | 1.8 | states.state_political_baseline |
| Regional political climate | 4.4 | 2024 county presidential margin |
| Local political climate | 4.5 | Mobile (inherited) |
| Rent control risk | 1.0 | Mobile (inherited) |
| Eviction process difficulty | 3.5 | state law |
| Tenant organizing strength | 3.0 | Mobile (inherited) |
| Housing court bias | 3.0 | Mobile (inherited) |
| Economic stress (tract) | 3.7 | this tract poverty rate |
| Supply constraint (tract) | 4.3 | tract rent vs county FMR |
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 173Total filings over 10 yrs
- 4.51%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.6%Peak (2014)
- 25Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.8%Food insecurity
- 14.0%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 38.0%Any disability
About tract 01097006802
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097006802?
Census tract 01097006802 in the Suburban Heights neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.
What is the median rent in tract 01097006802?
Median gross rent is $1,018/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What is the poverty rate in tract 01097006802?
14.9% of residents in tract 01097006802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,161.
How socially vulnerable is tract 01097006802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 13th, minority 40th, housing 47th.
Is tract 01097006802 considered part of Suburban Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01097006802 fall within Suburban Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01097006802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 173 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01097006802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.51% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
What share of households in tract 01097006802 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.7% 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.