Tract 13139000501 ·
Hall County, GA · pop 3,811 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
13139000501 is a census tract in the Shamrock Heights area of Gainesville, GA. It scores 5.5/10 for landlords. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 20%Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,407
Renter share36.1%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$61,458
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Shamrock Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
60th percentile
#11 of 26 tracts In Gainesville
Elevated
Within county
80th percentile
#11 of 50 tracts In Hall County
High
Within state
87th percentile
#352 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gainesville and the region
Centroid at 34.3489, -83.8071 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shamrock Heights scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Gainesville
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,159 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gainesville
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gainesville
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gainesville
7.9
How Shamrock Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
52%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
67%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.
13.4%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.0%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
15.3%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
33.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Shamrock Heights
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Against the Hall County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. Average gross rent is $1,159, 11% below the Gainesville average. Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 7.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $61,458.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 13139000501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13139000501?
Census tract 13139000501 in the Shamrock Heights neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 13139000501?
Median gross rent is $1,159/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13139000501?
17.4% of residents in tract 13139000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,811.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13139000501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 91th, minority 44th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 13139000501 considered part of Shamrock Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13139000501 fall within Shamrock Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13139000501 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.4% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13139000501 compare to Gainesville overall?
Tract 13139000501 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Gainesville at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gainesville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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