Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Southaven Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 28033070523 · DeSoto County, MS · pop 7,955

For landlords sizing up Southaven, census tract 28033070523 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. It lands near the 14th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,841 a month against an average household income of $69,688 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 16% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units2,761

Renter share26.4%

SVI overall0.41

Poverty rate17.4%

Median income$69,688

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southaven and the region

Centroid at 34.9788, -89.9545 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southaven scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Southaven

2.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.8

State political climate

Mississippi legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

17.4% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$1,841 rent vs county FMR

8.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Southaven

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Southaven

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Southaven

2.0

How Southaven compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

52%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
10%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.

17.6%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility-shutoff threat
21.9%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
35.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southaven

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Southaven eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the DeSoto County average of 4.0 and below the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 28033070523

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28033070523?

Census tract 28033070523 in Southaven scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 28033070523?

Median gross rent is $1,841/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28033070523?

17.4% of residents in tract 28033070523 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,955.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28033070523?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 71th, minority 63th, housing 10th.

What share of households in tract 28033070523 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.6% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28033070523 compare to Southaven overall?

Tract 28033070523 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Southaven at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Southaven eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Southaven

Top eight tracts in Southaven ranked by composite eviction-risk score.