Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Irondale
Tract 13063040626 · Clayton County, GA · pop 6,095 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 13063040626 covers Walnut Creek in Irondale, home to 6,095 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,872 a month against an average household income of $75,759 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,868
Renter share30.4%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$75,759
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Irondale and the region
Centroid at 33.4596, -84.3584 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Creek scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Irondale
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.5
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,872 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Irondale
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Irondale
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Irondale
5.0
How Walnut Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 547Total filings 2020-21
- 7.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Walnut Creek. 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.
- 22.7%Housing insecurity
- 14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.9%Food insecurity
- 19.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.6%Transit barriers
- 12.4%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walnut Creek
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.2/10. 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 Irondale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Clayton County average of 6.4 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.7% 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 47th 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 13063040626
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13063040626?
Census tract 13063040626 in the Walnut Creek neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 13063040626?
Median gross rent is $1,872/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13063040626?
13.5% of residents in tract 13063040626 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,095.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13063040626?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 32th, minority 97th, housing 6th.
Q5
Is tract 13063040626 considered part of Walnut Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13063040626 fall within Walnut Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13063040626 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.7% 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.
Q7
How does tract 13063040626 compare to Irondale overall?
Tract 13063040626 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Irondale at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Irondale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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