Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Hernando Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 28033071002 · DeSoto County, MS · pop 5,568 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Hernando
With a score of 4.8/10, tract 28033071002 in Hernando ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,568 residents. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,320 monthly, set against $121,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,852
Renter share5.5%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$121,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hernando and the region
Centroid at 34.8212, -89.9292 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hernando scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hernando
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Mississippi legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,320 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hernando
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hernando
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hernando
5.9
How Hernando compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 3.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hernando
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hernando eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the DeSoto County average of 4.0 and in line with the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 28033071002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28033071002?
Census tract 28033071002 in Hernando scores 1.6/10 (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 28033071002?
Median gross rent is $1,320/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 28033071002?
6.5% of residents in tract 28033071002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,568.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 28033071002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 19th, minority 27th, housing 13th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 28033071002 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 28033071002 compare to Hernando overall?
Tract 28033071002 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Hernando at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hernando eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hernando
Top eight tracts in Hernando ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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