1 census tracts · pop 3,204 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Westminster Heights maps to a single census tract in Gulfport, FL, population 3,204. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Gulfport rate of 38.7%.
26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 575 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filing activity peaked in 2000 at 11.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.3% in 2017, is well off that peak. Average gross rent runs $1,534, close to the Gulfport average.
Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $58,663. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westminster Heights vs GulfportHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westminster Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
575Total filings (sum)
6.02%Avg annual filing rate
11.5%Peak year (2000)
4.32%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
104Total filings 2020-21
1.4Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.84×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Westminster Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westminster Heights?
Westminster Heights scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Westminster Heights compare to Gulfport overall?
Westminster Heights scores 1.1 points higher than Gulfport overall (4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $1,534 vs $1,555.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westminster Heights?
Average gross rent in Westminster Heights is $1,534/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westminster Heights residents are renters?
35% of Westminster Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Gulfport). The neighborhood has 3,204 residents.
Q5
Is Westminster Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Westminster Heights sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Westminster Heights for landlords?
Westminster Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Gulfport as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Westminster Heights?
Westminster Heights has 2,975 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
