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Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Decatur Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01103000900 · Morgan County, AL · pop 5,681

Census tract 01103000900 runs through Decatur in Morgan County. With 5,681 residents, it scores 4.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 24% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $918 a month while the average household earns $37,550 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 33% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units2,591
Renter share66.4%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$37,550

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#4 of 17 tracts In Decatur
High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 31 tracts In Morgan County
High
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#639 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Elevated
National
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#34,332 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Decatur and the region

Centroid at 34.5686, -86.9966 · click any tract to drill in

Why Decatur scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Decatur
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
15.5% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$918 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Decatur
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Decatur
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Decatur
2.5

How Decatur compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Decatur risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 000900Decatur: 2.52.5Decaturparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 852Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 6.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.8%Peak (2015)
  • 78Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011030009002001: 75 filings (5.99/100 renter HHs)2002: 66 filings (5.27/100 renter HHs)2006: 55 filings (4.98/100 renter HHs)2007: 54 filings (4.89/100 renter HHs)2008: 38 filings (3.44/100 renter HHs)2010: 36 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2011: 64 filings (5.28/100 renter HHs)2012: 95 filings (7.84/100 renter HHs)2013: 104 filings (8.58/100 renter HHs)2014: 80 filings (6.60/100 renter HHs)2015: 107 filings (8.83/100 renter HHs)2016: 78 filings (8.26/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 12 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 Decatur

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.9/10. 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 Decatur eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Morgan County average of 4.1 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th 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 22.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.4% 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 01103000900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01103000900?

Census tract 01103000900 in Decatur scores 4.4/10 (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 01103000900?

Median gross rent is $918/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01103000900?

15.5% of residents in tract 01103000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,681.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01103000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 99th, minority 67th, housing 84th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01103000900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 852 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 01103000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.09% of renter households, peaking at 8.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01103000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.0% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01103000900 compare to Decatur overall?

Tract 01103000900 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Decatur at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Decatur eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Decatur

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

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