Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Calera Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01117030503 · Shelby County, AL · pop 4,554 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Calera
Census tract 01117030503 covers Calera, home to 4,554 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 66% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,795 monthly, set against $69,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,520
Renter share27.4%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$69,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Calera and the region
Centroid at 33.1222, -86.7830 · click any tract to drill in
Why Calera scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Calera
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,795 rent vs county FMR
9.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Calera
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Calera
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Calera
5.0
How Calera compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%Housing & transportation
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.
- 15.8%Housing insecurity
- 11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.1%Food insecurity
- 15.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 34.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Calera
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.2/10. 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 Calera eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Shelby County average of 4.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 27th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01117030503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01117030503?
Census tract 01117030503 in Calera scores 2.8/10 (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 01117030503?
Median gross rent is $1,795/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01117030503?
9.5% of residents in tract 01117030503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,554.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01117030503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 32th, minority 58th, housing 5th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01117030503 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.8% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01117030503 compare to Calera overall?
Tract 01117030503 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Calera at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Calera eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Calera
Top eight tracts in Calera ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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