2 census tracts · pop 6,869 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Bolivar Homes spans 2 census tracts of Cleveland, MS and houses 6,869 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. 59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Cleveland rate of 34.6%.
The poverty rate is 50%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Food insecurity affects 47.8% of adults, 30.0 points above the national rate. SNAP participation is 41.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.4/10. 30% 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. Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. Average gross rent is $730, 23% below the Cleveland average of $943.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bolivar Homes vs ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.5%+69%
Cleveland: 34.6%
Average gross rent
$730-23%
Cleveland: $943
Average HH income
$23,215-47%
Cleveland: $43,519
Poverty rate
50.2%+75%
Cleveland: 28.7%
Renter share
53.8%+62%
Cleveland: 33.2%
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bolivar Homes and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.1–5.1
Why Bolivar Homes scores 5.1
9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Rent control risk
59% of income on rent · Range 8.7–8.7 across tracts
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.4–1.4 across tracts
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
54% renter households · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.8–8.8 across tracts
8.8
Economic stress
50.2% below poverty line · Range 8.8–10.0 across tracts
9.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–3.8 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison
Bolivar Homes vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Census tracts
2 tracts in Bolivar Homes
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bolivar Homes
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.7%Housing insecurity
27.0%Utility shutoff threat
47.4%Food insecurity
40.8%SNAP enrollment
16.6%No health insurance
49.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bolivar Homes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bolivar Homes?
Bolivar Homes scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Bolivar Homes compare to Cleveland overall?
Bolivar Homes scores 1.0 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $730 vs $943.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bolivar Homes?
Average gross rent in Bolivar Homes is $730/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bolivar Homes residents are renters?
54% of Bolivar Homes households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 6,869 residents.
Q5
Is Bolivar Homes a high social-vulnerability area?
Bolivar Homes sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Bolivar Homes have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bolivar Homes is census tract 28011950702 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Bolivar Homes for landlords?
Bolivar Homes carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cleveland as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bolivar Homes?
Bolivar Homes has 6,958 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (88.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.3%), Other / Multiracial (1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
