Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Tuscaloosa Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01125012505 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 4,026 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Tuscaloosa

For landlords sizing up Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, census tract 01125012505 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. It lands near the 24th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,231 monthly, set against $62,344 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 13% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,645

Renter share32.8%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate4.3%

Median income$62,344

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1309, -87.5619 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tuscaloosa scores 3.6

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

4.3% poverty · this tract

1.1

Supply constraint

$1,231 rent vs county FMR

5.8

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 Tuscaloosa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

23%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
39%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.

12.0%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
14.6%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
30.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tuscaloosa

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.8/10. 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 in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 29th 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 01125012505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012505?

Census tract 01125012505 in Tuscaloosa scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01125012505?

Median gross rent is $1,231/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012505?

4.3% of residents in tract 01125012505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,026.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 27th, minority 62th, housing 39th.

What share of households in tract 01125012505 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01125012505 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125012505 scores 3.6/10, 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

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