Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Northport Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01125010304 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 4,929 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Northport

Eviction risk in Northport eviction risk centers on tract 01125010304, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,929 residents. It lands near the 66th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $61,081 a year. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 16% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units2,016

Renter share33.8%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate30.2%

Median income$61,081

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Northport and the region

Centroid at 33.2504, -87.6211 · click any tract to drill in

Why Northport scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Northport

4.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.3

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

30.2% poverty · this tract

7.5

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Northport

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Northport

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Northport

5.2

How Northport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

66%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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.

16.0%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility-shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
17.2%SNAP enrollment
11.3%Transit barriers
11.9%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
39.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Northport

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Northport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.7 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 16.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01125010304

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125010304?

Census tract 01125010304 in Northport scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125010304?

30.2% of residents in tract 01125010304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,929.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125010304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 93th, minority 61th, housing 27th.

What share of households in tract 01125010304 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.0% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01125010304 compare to Northport overall?

Tract 01125010304 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Northport at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Northport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Northport

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