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University Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125012002 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 1,241 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 01125012002 sits in the University Place neighborhood of Tuscaloosa eviction risk, Alabama eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,631 monthly, set against $28,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 69% of income at the averages. About 79% 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 47% Stable renters 32% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units734

Renter share78.6%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate59.6%

Median income$28,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1976, -87.5397 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Place 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

59.6% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,631 rent vs county FMR

9.3

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 University Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

87%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
51%Housing & transportation

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.

18.0%Housing insecurity
14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
31.4%Food insecurity
25.6%SNAP enrollment
19.4%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
27.0%Frequent mental distress
42.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Place

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01125012002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012002?

Census tract 01125012002 in the University Place 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.

What is the average rent in tract 01125012002?

Median gross rent is $1,631/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012002?

59.6% of residents in tract 01125012002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,241.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 1th, minority 14th, housing 51th.

Is tract 01125012002 considered part of University Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012002 fall within University Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01125012002 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01125012002 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125012002 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.