1 census tracts · pop 3,830 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Bonhomie is a one-tract suburb of Hattiesburg, MS, population 3,830. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 36.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 43%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 39.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Set annual rent against average household income of $28,231 and the ratio lands at 42%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is a renter market: 87% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Cost burden runs 39% against 30.7% citywide, putting Bonhomie 8.5% over its own city. 14% 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.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. That places it #1 of 11 neighborhoods in Hattiesburg.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Westover and West Hills. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $979, close to the Hattiesburg average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bonhomie vs HattiesburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bonhomie
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
36.5%Housing insecurity
28.1%Utility shutoff threat
50.4%Food insecurity
39.6%SNAP enrollment
16.2%No health insurance
47.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bonhomie
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bonhomie?
Bonhomie scores 5.3/10 (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 Bonhomie compare to Hattiesburg overall?
Bonhomie scores 1.4 points higher than Hattiesburg overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $979 vs $1,005.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bonhomie?
Average gross rent in Bonhomie is $979/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bonhomie residents are renters?
87% of Bonhomie households are renter-occupied (vs 63% in Hattiesburg). The neighborhood has 3,830 residents.
Q5
Is Bonhomie a high social-vulnerability area?
Bonhomie sits in the 80th 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
How safe is Bonhomie for landlords?
Bonhomie carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Hattiesburg as a whole (3.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bonhomie?
Bonhomie has 3,777 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.1%), Other / Multiracial (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
