Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Lake View Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01125010604 ·
Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 6,829 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Lake View
Census tract 01125010604 covers Lake View, home to 6,829 residents. For landlords it grades 3.9/10, a lower reading. That is riskier than about 11% of US census tracts.
About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $892 monthly, set against $97,309 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%Stable renters 4%Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units2,504
Renter share5.0%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$97,309
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Lake View
Moderate
Within county
0th percentile
#59 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
Very Low
Within state
6th percentile
#1,346 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very Low
National
12th percentile
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake View and the region
Centroid at 33.2753, -87.1921 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake View scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lake View
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$892 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake View
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake View
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake View
5.1
How Lake View compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
9.4%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
6.4%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
30.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake View
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 Lake View, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.7 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 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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 01125010604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125010604?
Census tract 01125010604 in Lake View scores 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 01125010604?
Median gross rent is $892/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01125010604?
4.3% of residents in tract 01125010604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,829.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01125010604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 3th, minority 3th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01125010604 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.4% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01125010604 compare to Lake View overall?
Tract 01125010604 scores 2/10, higher than the parent city of Lake View at 1.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake View; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.