Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Mound Bayou Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 28011950300 · Bolivar County, MS · pop 3,042 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Mound Bayou
Tract 28011950300 sits in Mound Bayou, MS, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. Population here is 3,042. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,173
Renter share49.2%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate35.3%
Median income$33,984
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mound Bayou and the region
Centroid at 33.8682, -90.7582 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mound Bayou scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mound Bayou
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Mississippi legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
35.3% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$552 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mound Bayou
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mound Bayou
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mound Bayou
8.7
How Mound Bayou compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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.
- 26.9%Housing insecurity
- 20.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.7%Food insecurity
- 27.6%SNAP enrollment
- 18.6%Transit barriers
- 12.7%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 43.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mound Bayou
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. The poverty rate is 35%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot, economic stress reads 8.8/10. The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
SNAP participation runs 27.6% against 15.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 20.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against the Bolivar County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.
Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10.
Statewide the MS average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 47% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Average gross rent is $552, close to the Mound Bayou average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $33,984.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 28011950300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28011950300?
Census tract 28011950300 in Mound Bayou scores 5.4/10 (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 28011950300?
Median gross rent is $552/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 28011950300?
35.3% of residents in tract 28011950300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,042.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 28011950300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 79th, minority 88th, housing 60th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 28011950300 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.9% 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. 20.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 28011950300 compare to Mound Bayou overall?
Tract 28011950300 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Mound Bayou at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mound Bayou; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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