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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Chelsea Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01117030218 · Shelby County, AL · pop 5,028 · 48% of tract blocks fall in Chelsea

Tract 01117030218 sits in Chelsea eviction risk, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. Population here is 5,028. At $895 a month, rents run 37% under what the rest of Chelsea commands.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,609
Renter share11.1%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$127,532

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Chelsea
Low
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 55 tracts In Shelby County
Very Low
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#968 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chelsea and the region

Centroid at 33.3128, -86.6526 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chelsea scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chelsea
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$895 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chelsea
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chelsea
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chelsea
2.2

How Chelsea compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Chelsea risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0302183.2Chelseaparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county4.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 Chelsea

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.1/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.3/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

SNAP participation runs 5.8% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 9.9% against 17.8% nationally.

Against the Shelby County average of 3.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 3.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $127,532, annual rent is just 8%. Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 01117030218

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01117030218?

Census tract 01117030218 in Chelsea scores 3/10 (Lower 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 01117030218?

Median gross rent is $895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01117030218?

4.6% of residents in tract 01117030218 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,028.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01117030218?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 39th, minority 9th, housing 66th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 01117030218 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 01117030218 compare to Chelsea overall?

Tract 01117030218 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Chelsea at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chelsea eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chelsea

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

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