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Riverchase Eviction Risk: Lower , Hoover

Tract 01117030314 · Shelby County, AL · pop 3,063 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 01117030314 covers the Riverchase area of Hoover, home to 3,063 residents. For landlords it grades 3.4/10, a lower reading. It lands near the 5th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,313 a month while the average household earns $77,238 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 40% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,639
Renter share57.1%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$77,238

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Riverchase
Moderate
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 23 tracts In Hoover
Elevated
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 55 tracts In Shelby County
Moderate
Within state
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#1,314 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hoover and the region

Centroid at 33.3574, -86.7921 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverchase scores 2.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hoover
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,313 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hoover
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hoover
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hoover
2.0

How Riverchase compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Riverchase risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.22.2This tracttract 030314Hoover: 2.22.2Hooverparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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)

  • 257Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak (2002)
  • 17Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011170303142001: 36 filings (4.42/100 renter HHs)2002: 49 filings (6.01/100 renter HHs)2006: 46 filings (5.56/100 renter HHs)2012: 38 filings (3.72/100 renter HHs)2013: 41 filings (4.02/100 renter HHs)2014: 30 filings (2.94/100 renter HHs)2016: 17 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 53% over the past 7 months.
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 Riverchase

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 Hoover eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Shelby County average of 4.3 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 01117030314

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01117030314?

Census tract 01117030314 in the Riverchase neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 01117030314?

Median gross rent is $1,313/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01117030314?

3.3% of residents in tract 01117030314 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,063.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01117030314?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 7th, minority 58th, housing 66th.
Q5

Is tract 01117030314 considered part of Riverchase?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01117030314 fall within Riverchase (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01117030314?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 257 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 01117030314 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.06% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01117030314 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01117030314 compare to Hoover overall?

Tract 01117030314 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Hoover at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hoover eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hoover

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

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