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Washington Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125011701 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 3,168 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Washington Square neighborhood of Tuscaloosa is where census tract 01125011701 sits, home to 3,168 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.9/10. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $655 a month against an average household income of $35,505 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 27% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units981
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate26.6%
Median income$35,505

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Washington Square
Moderate
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
High
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#156 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1933, -87.5833 · click any tract to drill in

Why Washington Square scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
26.6% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$655 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
2.5

How Washington Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Washington Square risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 011701Tuscaloosa: 2.82.8Tuscaloosaparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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)

  • 143Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 4.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.6%Peak (2001)
  • 16Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011250117012001: 38 filings (6.56/100 renter HHs)2002: 32 filings (5.53/100 renter HHs)2003: 27 filings (4.66/100 renter HHs)2013: 10 filings (2.48/100 renter HHs)2014: 20 filings (4.95/100 renter HHs)2016: 16 filings (3.22/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 58% over the past 6 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 Washington Square

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.6/10. 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 Tuscaloosa eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 143 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.6% of renter households in 2001.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01125011701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125011701?

Census tract 01125011701 in the Washington Square neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 01125011701?

Median gross rent is $655/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125011701?

26.6% of residents in tract 01125011701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,168.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125011701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 39th, minority 90th, housing 90th.
Q5

Is tract 01125011701 considered part of Washington Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125011701 fall within Washington Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01125011701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 143 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01125011701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.57% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01125011701 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.6% 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. 20.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01125011701 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125011701 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Tuscaloosa at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tuscaloosa eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tuscaloosa

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

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